This appeal is from Antonio Singleton Johnson’s convictions for felony murder and possession of a firearm during commission of a crime.1 The evidence at trial established that after Johnson and his co-defendant Javari Brown and two other companions gathered on the evening of the shooting involved in this case, Johnson returned to his home and obtained a .22 caliber rifle and ammunition, both of which he gave to Brown who loaded the rifle and secreted it in his clothes. The four men then walked through the neighborhood, stopping eventually at the home of the victim, Tara Wimberly. Johnson told the others he wanted to stop there and “ask the lady about his money.” Accompanied to the door by Brown, who took the gun from his clothing and held it behind his back, Johnson asked Ms. Wimberly for the money she owed him. Brown took issue with Ms. Wimberly’s statement that she did not have the money, and when Ms. Wimberly told Brown that the conversation was between her and Johnson, Brown shot her twice, once in the head and once in the back, killing her. Johnson and the other two ran when Brown fired the rifle. Ms. Wimberly’s husband successfully fought Brown for possession of the weapon, during which struggle he saw a man come toward him from the direction in which Johnson had fled. Mr. Wimberly then shot at a man he saw running away in the direction in which Brown was seen to flee. Brown later sought medical care for a gunshot wound to his back. Mr. Wimberly identified a photograph of Johnson as the person who sought money from Ms. Wimberly. A search of Johnson’s room produced a rifle cleaning kit, some .22 caliber cartridge cases, and ammunition for another weapon. In a statement to police, one of the other two companions said he was with Johnson and Brown when they stopped to collect some money, that the person they spoke to “got smart” with Brown, that Brown shot her, and that everyone ran, Brown to the right, everyone else to the left.
1. The evidence adduced at trial was sufficient to find Johnson guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of felony murder aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during commission of a crime. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979; Burks v. State, 268 Ga. 504 491 SE2d 368 1997.
