STATE v. JOHNSON


661 S.W.2d 854 (1983)

STATE of Tennessee, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walter Keith JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied December 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray H. Ledford, Chattanooga, for defendant-appellant.

Robert L. Jolley, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for plaintiff-appellee; William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., Nashville, of counsel.


OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

The defendant, Walter Keith Johnson, 37 years of age, was convicted in the trial court of armed robbery and first degree murder of Raymond Harris. The defendant's punishment was fixed at death by electrocution for the murder and 35 years' imprisonment for the robbery.

The defendant appeals and asserts that the convictions and sentences are invalid upon several grounds: (1) that the evidence is insufficient to support the jury...

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