James Johnson, Jr. v. State of Tennessee

Petitioner, James Johnson, Jr., was convicted by a Shelby County Jury for one count of second degree murder, and the trial court sentenced Petitioner to twenty-three years. State v. James Johnson, No. W2003-02009-CCA-R3-CD, 2004 WL 2378256, at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App., at Jackson, Oct. 20, 2004), perm. app. denied, (Tenn. Mar. 21, 2005). On appeal, this Court modified Petitioner’s sentence to twenty-one years based upon the fact that the trial court had misapplied certain enhancement factors during sentencing. Id. at *14. On March 27, 2006, Petitioner subsequently filed a petition for post-conviction relief arguing that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Following a hearing on the petition, the post-conviction court denied the petition. Petitioner appeals this decision. After a thorough review of the record, we conclude that Petitioner has not shown that trial counsel’s representation was ineffective. Therefore, we affirm the denial of the petition for post-conviction relief.