Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 31, 2018No. Court of Appeals Case No. 79A05–1711–PC–2505PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

May, Judge.

[1] Matthew Johnson appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. He argues the post-conviction court erred when it rejected his allegation that his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to argue the application of the Proportionality Clause to Johnson's conviction of *706Class B felony aggravated battery. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[2] On July 20, 2011, the trial court found Johnson guilty of Class B felony aggravated battery,1 Class C felony battery,2 Class B felony possession of methamphetamine,3 Class C felony possession of methamphetamine,4 and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Fisher v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Ben-Yisrayl v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Bieghler v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Reed v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Davidson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. Ronald Victor Johnson v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2019
  3. Steven E Malloch v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2023

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