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Title: Rickey Lee Johnson v. State
Author : Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Release Date : January 03, 1993
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 82 KB

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MONTIEL, JUDGE 1 Rickey Lee Johnson was indicted for capital murder, in violation of § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Code of
Alabama 1975. He was found guilty as charged in the indictment and was sentenced to death. The State's first witness during the guilt-phase of the trial was Ricky Lewis. He testified that he knew Ruby Brown and Emma
Whitehead and that he was familiar with the neighborhood in which they lived. He testified that their house was next to a
vacant house where he and some other men went to visit with each other and to drink. He went to the vacant house during the
daytime on June 8, 1988. He testified that he was later joined by his uncle, Alvin Lewis. He further testified that he fell
asleep. He woke up when he heard "popping" noises that sounded like something was burning. (R. 212.) He looked out the window,
but did not see anything. He looked again when he heard someone close the door at Brown's house. He saw that the house was
on fire and saw a man with his hair styled in a "jheri curl" walk off Brown's porch. The man walked toward a nearby transmission
shop. Lewis testified that he ran over to the house. He and his uncle were unable to get into the house because of the fire.