Johnson v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAt a 2014 jury trial, John “Shug” Johnson was found guilty of malice murder and other offenses in connection with the shooting death of Brandon Scott. Johnson’s motion for new trial was granted on the basis of plain error in the jury instructions, and the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed that order. Upon return of the case to the trial court, Johnson filed a plea in bar, asserting that the evidence presented in the original trial was insufficient to support his conviction. The Supreme Court concluded the trial court did not err in denying his plea in bar, though on different grounds. The Court nonetheless affirmed the trial court's denying Johnson's plea in bar.
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