Bobby Johnson v. State of Tennessee

The petitioner, Bobby Johnson, appeals the denial of post-conviction relief by the Circuit Court for Madison County from his convictions for (1) attempted first degree murder, a Class A felony; (2) aggravated burglary, a Class C felony; (3) aggravated assault, a Class C felony; (4) burglary of a vehicle, a Class E felony; (5) theft of property valued less than $500, a Class A misdemeanor; and (6) harassment, a Class A misdemeanor. He received a sentence of fifteen years for attempted first degree murder, two six-year sentences for aggravated burglary and aggravated assault, a sentence of two years for burglary of a vehicle, and two eleven-month-twenty-nine-day sentences for the misdemeanors. The sentences were imposed concurrently for an effective sentence of fifteen years, and all sentences run consecutively to a prior out-of-state felony sentence. He contends that (1) he received the ineffective assistance of counsel when (a) trial counsel did not obtain the victim’s medical records before the petitioner pleaded guilty and (b) trial counsel did not interview two potential alibi witnesses, and (2) trial counsel’s deficient performance induced the petitioner to enter involuntary guilty pleas. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.