Steven Mark Johnson, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed Steven Mark Johnson's murder conviction, holding that the indictment gave sufficient notice that a deadly weapon issue would be raised and that the evidence was sufficient to support a murder verdict despite the issue of sudden passion, applying the Jackson standard for sufficiency of evidence. The Court also rejected the outdated "mere modicum" test. Judge Clinton, in a concurring opinion, contested the majority's characterization of the Bradley holding as unnecessary.