Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided April 1, 2004No. CR 02-1362PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.
Appellant Stacey Eugene Johnson was convicted of capital murder in the death of Carol Heath and was sentenced to death in 1994. See Johnson v. State, 326 Ark. 430, 934 S.W.2d 179 (1996), cert. denied, 520 U.S. 1242 (1997) (Johnson I). We reversed that conviction because the trial court admitted a statement from the victim’s daughter identifying Mr. Johnson, after the daughter had been found incompetent to testify at trial. Id. A change of venue was granted for the retrial, in which the daughter was found competent to testify and did so, identifying Mr.…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by48 opinions
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