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Thread: Marcus Ray Johnson - Georgia Execution - November 19, 2015

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    Marcus Ray Johnson - Georgia Execution - November 19, 2015


    Angela Sizemore




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    A jury convicted Marcus Ray Johnson of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, rape and aggravated battery. The jury recommended a death sentence for the murder of Angela Sizemore, finding the following statutory aggravating circumstances: the 1994 murder was committed while Johnson was engaged in the commission of a rape; the murder was committed while Johnson was engaged in the commission of an aggravated battery; and the murder was outrageously and wantonly vile, horrible and inhuman in that it involved torture, depravity of mind, and an aggravated battery to the victim before death.

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    On August 23, 2010, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied a Certificate of Appealability for Johnson.

    Opinion is here:

    http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/ops/200916090.pdf

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    Death sentence upheld in Albany murder

    A federal appeals panel has upheld the death penalty imposed against a Georgia man convicted of the 1994 slaying of a woman he met at a bar.

    The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta on Monday affirmed the lower court's decision to deny an appeal from Marcus Ray Johnson, who was convicted of the 1994 slaying of Angela Sizemore. Her body was found in her truck with 41 stab wounds hours after the two were seen leaving an Albany bar together.

    Johnson contended his defense attorneys were ineffective because they failed to bring up evidence of his childhood struggles, including his father's abandonment of him when he was 15.

    http://www.ajc.com/news/death-senten...type=ynews_rss

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    In today's United States Supreme Court orders, Johnson's petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis was DENIED.

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    Georgia is about to have a huge flurry of executions...

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    Well, it seems Georgia has about five who could easily go this year (in addition to the inmate executed in January). I'm not sure whether five qualifies as a "huge flurry." At any rate, it'd be a positive development from my point of view.

    http://www.cncpunishment.com/forums/...georgia+status

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    Over a year 5-6 would be still fairly high but the flurry I'm referring to is the one we look set to see over the course of the next month or two. Blankenship has a date this month and DeYoung, Davis and Johnson are all eligible as well. Georgia don't waste time setting dates so we should see a sudden burst of executions in Georgia.

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    I really wish Georgia was able to pass that law requiring non-unanimous juries to condemn murderers to death. It disgusts me just to see how one juror could sabotage a case. That's one of several reasons a lot of prosecutors opt against bringing a case to trial, along with the cost of course.

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    One option short of non-unanimous juries would be to allow for a sentencing re-trial if the original jury fails to reach a unanimous verdict.

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    That option wouldn't be any good in Georgia. It takes about 4-5 years alone to even get a case to trial there. Plus, in Georgia the cost is overly expensive for a death penalty trial. It's a lot more sophisticated for a D.P. trial in GA as opposed to many other states.

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