Johnson v. State

Summary

The court affirmed Johnson’s convictions for the murder of Louis Tyler and the aggravated assault of Vicki Robinson. Because trial counsel did not object to the omitted jury instructions or the challenged testimony, the court reviewed each claim for plain error and held that the instructions adequately covered bias and knowledge, that the evidence did not support an accident instruction, and that any hearsay error was harmless because the testimony was cumulative and the evidence of guilt was overwhelming.