Joseph Johnson v. Kevin Genovese

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Joseph Johnson was convicted of multiple felonies in Tennessee state court arising out of the robbery of a Nashville Taco Bell. He now seeks a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that his Sixth Amendment right to counsel was violated by his trial counsel's deficient performance in the pretrial plea-negotiation phase of his *932 state-court proceedings and that the state court's opposite conclusion was contrary to or involved an unreasonable application of federal law. The district court found no basis for habeas relief and, for the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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