Johnson v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

The defendant, Stephen A. Johnson, was convicted of the murder of Harry Dean Baker. He brings this direct appeal asserting claims of prosecutorial misconduct and ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We affirm the trial court.

1. Prosecutorial Misconduct

To support his contention of prosecutorial misconduct, the defendant asserts that conflicts of interest required the prosecutor’s recusal and that the prosecutor generally engaged in a pattern of misconduct at trial.

Baker, a twenty-six year old electrical worker and resident of Delaware County, disappeared in November of…