Johnson v. State

MYERS, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Michael Johnson was tried in November 2000 for the murder of Dustin Sean Parker. A jury returned a guilty verdict and the Circuit Court of Rankin County sentenced Johnson to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Johnson now appeals, asserting the following nine issues:

I. WHETHER JOHNSON’S TRIAL COUNSEL WAS INEFFECTIVE FOR NOT FILING A MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL OR JNOV.

II. WHETHER JOHNSON’S TRIAL COUNSEL WAS INEFFECTIVE FOR FAILING TO OBJECT TO A NUMBER OF LEADING AND HEARSAY QUESTIONS BY THE STATE, AS WELL AS IMPROPER BAD ACT TESTIMONY.

III.…