Johnson v. State

Phipps, Chief Judge.

In connection with an attack upon a female acquaintance, Gregory Johnson was convicted of false imprisonment, rape, aggravated assault (for striking her on and about the head with a hammer), and three counts of aggravated battery (for inflicting upon her disfiguring injuries to her skull, nose, and hands). In this appeal, Johnson challenges several evidentiary rulings and the rejection of his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

Johnson had known the victim, D. C., for about eight months prior to the attack, which occurred during the early morning hours of…