Johnson v. State

CYNTHIA L. MARTIN, Judge.

Ivan Johnson (“Johnson”) appeals the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion following an evidentiary hearing. Johnson alleges that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his trial counsel failed to register a hearsay objection to the testimony of a witness about the statement of another individual regarding Johnson’s presence near the scene of a murder. Johnson claims that a timely hearsay objection would have been sustained and that the result of his trial would have been different. We affirm.

Factual and Procedural History

Johnson was convicted in 2005…