Johnson v. State

BOGGS, Justice.

Appellant Benjamin Johnson was convicted of murder in connection with the stabbing death of his brother, Timothy Johnson.1 The trial court denied Johnson’s amended motion for new trial, and he now appeals, asserting error in the admission of hearsay testimony concerning a prior altercation between the brothers and ineffective assistance of trial counsel in failing to object to the testimony or investigate the prior altercation. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Construed to support the jury’s verdict, the evidence shows that on the night in question, appellant visited the…