Opinion ID: 4529502
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Heading: Jury Trial and Convictions

Text: Johnson’s first jury trial ended in a mistrial. During retrial, Johnson and the government stipulated to the jury that, “[a]t the time of the offense alleged in Count 1[,]”—the § 922(g)(1) firearm offense—“Johnson[] had been previously convicted of a felony, a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year.” The trial evidence included this testimony: (1) the law enforcement officers testified about the events of January 26, 2018; (2) the owner of the license tag found on the Mercedes testified that it had been stolen; (3) a firearm expert testified that both the firearm found in the Mercedes and the ammunition inside were manufactured outside of Florida and affected or traveled in interstate 7 Case: 19-10200 Date Filed: 04/28/2020 Page: 8 of 24 commerce; (4) a forensic chemist expert testified as to the 26.5-gram baggie of crack cocaine and the 109.97-gram baggie of powder cocaine found in the Mercedes; and (5) a digital forensic investigator testified about the messages revealed through the search of Johnson’s cell phone. On October 24, 2018, the jury found Johnson guilty of both charges.