Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided March 3, 1987PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LLOYD TATUM, Special Judge.

The appellant, Ronnie L. Johnson, has appealed from a judgment denying post conviction relief. He seeks to destroy a conviction for aggravated rape. We affirm the judgment below.

The appellant’s first issue is as follows: “The voice identification of petitioner was unconstitutional, as he was unrepresented by counsel at the time that the identification was made.”

At trial, the victim gave a general description of the rapist but could not make a corporeal identification, since the rape occurred at nighttime in the victim’s unlit residence. She testified at trial…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Gant v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1973
  5. State v. MillerTennessee Supreme Court · 1984

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. BurnsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1989
  2. Anthony Reid v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2004
  3. Ronnie L. Johnson v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2015

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