JOHNSON v. GENOVESE

No. 18-5330.

924 F.3d 929 (2019)

Joseph Lamont JOHNSON, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Kevin GENOVESE, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 28, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Michael C. Holley , FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. John H. Bledsoe , OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Michael C. Holley , FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Nicholas S. Bolduc , OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: McKEAGUE, GRIFFIN, and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Petitioner Joseph Johnson was convicted of multiple felonies in Tennessee state court arising out of the robbery of a Nashville Taco Bell. He now seeks a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that his Sixth Amendment right to counsel was violated by his trial counsel's deficient performance in the pretrial plea...

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