Opinion ID: 1846807
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 9

Heading: Johnson's Testimony

Text: Johnson testified to a conversation she overheard between Hudson and McDonald regarding a drug deal. Hudson argues it was reversible error to allow the testimony. Johnson stated that she was aware McDonald was involved in buying drugs, but she claimed she did not know at the time that McDonald had a weapon. When Johnson began to testify about the drug deal, Hudson objected on the basis of hearsay. The State argued that it had established a prima facie case through Sessions that Hudson and McDonald had purchased drugs and that Johnson's statements would be in furtherance of the conspiracy. The trial court sustained the objection. Johnson then testified that she had become aware that McDonald was looking to `re-up,' which meant to buy drugs to resell. Johnson said McDonald told her where he obtained the money to buy the drugs and where he was going to buy more drugs. Johnson testified that she heard McDonald on the telephone with Hudson. She was asked what she heard McDonald say. Hudson's hearsay objection was overruled, and he was granted a continuing objection. Johnson testified she heard McDonald say that he was going to get Hudson's money and put it with McDonald's money to buy more drugs. Johnson said McDonald left to get the money from Hudson and then came back and got her. She rode with McDonald to Tony's (Nokia's) house to purchase the drugs. Johnson thought Nokia had set up the transaction. At Nokia's house, Johnson stayed in the living room on the first floor and Nokia and McDonald went upstairs. At some point, two men arrived and went upstairs. After some time had passed, the two men came down and left quickly. McDonald and Nokia came down 5 or 10 minutes later. Johnson could see that McDonald was angry. She and McDonald left. Johnson drove while McDonald made a telephone call to Hudson. Johnson heard McDonald tell Hudson he had been jacked or robbed of Hudson's money. McDonald and Johnson drove back to the house where McDonald was staying. On the day of the shooting, Johnson went with McDonald to a house on Larimore Avenue so McDonald could talk to Hudson. Less than an hour after they arrived, Hudson and McDonald left. Johnson stayed to watch television, but later fell asleep. She woke up when Hudson bust[ed] through the back door, went to the sink, and vomited. Johnson heard Hudson say that he got that boy. He made him run up out his shoes. Johnson also saw Sessions at the house that night. Johnson did not ask McDonald any questions because she did not want to know what had happened. She saw on the news the next day that Jones had been murdered. Johnson later learned that McDonald had been charged with terroristic threats. She did not visit him in jail, but she talked to him on the telephone. He told her to go to the police and tell the truth.