State v. Johnson

Timothy Johnson was convicted of offering violence to an officer of a correctional institution, and he was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to a three-year term of imprisonment. He now appeals, claiming that the trial court erred by requiring him to appear in restraints during the trial, and by denying his request for an oral instruction limiting the jury’s consideration of his prior convictions. Johnson also appeals from the denial of his Rule 29.15 motion, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel.

The judgments of the trial court and the motion court are affirmed.

On June…