Opinion ID: 2162363
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Heading: Grand Jury Action Indictment and Reindictment

Text: Johnson was originally indicted by the grand jury in 1995 and charged with Assault in the First Degree. The single count indictment alleged that Johnson possessed a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument during the assault. Those items were identified as glass bottles and chairs. On June 24, 1996, Johnson was reindicted by the grand jury. The reindictment contained two charges. The first count was Assault in the First Degree. [2] It was modified from the original charge to read glass bottle and/or a chair. The second count in the new indictment charged Johnson with Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony. [3] The deadly weapon was described as a chair.