People v. Triplett
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Young testified that she left the house where Johnson's boyfriend lived, Johnson got out of a vehicle and stabbed Young in the head with a knife. Young “fought back” and Johnson stabbed Young repeatedly and began to choke Young. Johnson got in Young’s car and drove forward and backward, causing Young to hit the ground, then drove away. Young was hospitalized for a week. At trial, the court denied the jury’s request for a transcript of certain testimony.
A jury convicted Johnson of assault with a deadly weapon, carjacking, and attempted murder. The court sentenced Johnson to 140 months' imprisonment. The court of appeal affirmed the conviction. The trial court erred in denying a defense request to inform the jurors that they could have certain testimony read back to them but the error was harmless. The record does not reveal what prompted the jury’s request for transcripts and there is no reason to believe that any juror was unable to hear or understand the testimony; in denying the request for transcripts, the court informed the jurors that they could ask specific questions about witness testimony. The court rejected Johnson’s contentions that the trial court erred in denying a Wheeler/Batson motion during jury selection and a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence.
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