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  • May 28, 2019
    decided Decision issued in Joseph Johnson v. Kevin Genovese

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Opinion By Richard Allen Griffin May 28, 2019

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge. 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-negotiation phase of his…

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