Harper v. State

Smith, Judge.

After beating a prison guard, inmate Johnny Harper was convicted of obstructing a law enforcement officer. Following a hearing, the trial court denied Harper’s motion for new trial. Among several grounds Harper asserts for reversal, he contests the sufficiency of the evidence and the effectiveness of his trial counsel. Finding no basis for reversal, we affirm.

On the morning of the incident, Correctional Officer Ethridge Lokey was working in a protective custody cellblock. In that area, all inmates were “kept separate in individual cells” that were electronically locked at all…