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JOHNSON v. STATE

No. S11A1327.

722 S.E.2d 699 (2012)

290 Ga. 531

JOHNSON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied February 27, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin L. Johnson , Sparta, for appellant.

Thomas Craig Earnest , Dist. Atty., Mark Christopher Post , Asst. Dist. Atty., Samuel S. Olens , Atty. Gen., Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

HINES, Justice.

Melvin Lee Johnson appeals from the trial court's denial of his motion in arrest of judgment. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Johnson was indicted in Randolph County in November 2009 on multiple counts. The case was set for a jury trial, but on September 1, 2010, Johnson entered a negotiated guilty plea to one count of malice murder. On September 3, 2010, per the plea agreement, Johnson was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility...

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