State appeals court orders reversal of Salem man’s 2004 aggravated murder conviction, death sentence
The Oregon State Penitentiary on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday ordered that a Salem man’s 2004 aggravated murder conviction and death sentence be reversed and sent back to the trial court after finding that defense attorneys didn’t investigate evidence pointing to his innocence.
A Marion County jury found Jesse Lee Johnson, 60, guilty of aggravated murder on March 18, 2004, according to court records. He was…
