378 S.E.2d 859 JOHNSON v. THE STATE. 46646.Supreme Court of Georgia. DECIDED MAY 11, 1989. HUNT, Justice. Gary Johnson was convicted for the murder of Deborah Nelson and the aggravated assault of Lamar Smallwood and Robert Moncus.[1] He received a life sentence for the murder charge and 20 years imprisonment for each of the assault […]