Johnson v. State

ROBERT L. Brown, Justice.

Appellant Reginald Johnson appeals from an order denying his motion for a new trial on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. He urges two points in support of his appeal: (1) trial counsel was ineffective in fading to call witnesses to impeach the testimony of a primary state witness, Charlie Farmer; and (2) trial counsel prejudiced his case by failing to communicate plea options to him. We hold that the appeal is meritless, and we affirm.

Reginald Johnson was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Bruce Hatchett on February…