JOHNS v. STATE

No. 2003-CA-00716-COA.

925 So.2d 840 (2005)

Oliver JOHNS, Jr., Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shawna Anne Murrell, Ridgeland, Kathryn N. Nester, Jackson, attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General, by Jeffrey A. Klingfuss, attorney for appellee.

Before BRIDGES, P.J., CHANDLER and GRIFFIS, JJ.


CHANDLER, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Oliver Johns, Jr., was convicted of aggravated assault. After Johns lost his direct appeal, the Mississippi Supreme Court granted his application to proceed with post-conviction relief. In this motion, Johns alleged that the presence of alibi witnesses would have changed the outcome of his trial, and he also alleged ineffective assistance of counsel. After an evidentiary hearing was held, the Circuit Court of Pike County denied...

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