Johnson v. State

Phipps, Judge.

A jury found David Johnson guilty of rape, assault, possession of a knife during the commission of a crime, and cruelty to children. He appeals, arguing that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel and that the trial court improperly sentenced him as a recidivist. Although we agree with Johnson that his appointed attorney was not given adequate time to prepare for trial, we nevertheless find no ineffective assistance of counsel. In addition, we reject his sentencing challenge. Therefore, we affirm.

Johnson’s wife, A. J., testified that early in the morning on February…