Henry Thomas Johnson v. State of Tennessee

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A Montgomery County jury convicted the Petitioner, Henry Thomas Johnson, of premeditated first degree murder and aggravated burglary. On appeal, this Court affirmed the sufficiency of the convicting evidence. State v. Henry T. Johnson, No. M2010-02452-CCA-R3-CD, 2012 WL 1071809, at 1 (Tenn. Crim. App., at Nashville, Mar. 28, 2012), perm. app. denied (Tenn. May 16, 2012). The Petitioner filed a timely petition for post-conviction relief in which he contended that he had received the ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. After a hearing, the post-conviction court denied the petition. On appeal, the Petitioner maintains his contention, arguing that his trial counsel was ineffective because his trial counsel failed to effectively cross-examine multiple witnesses. After review, we affirm the post-conviction court's judgment.