U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Joseph Johnson v. Kevin Genovese
Panel
The judges who heard this appeal.
- Senior Judge David William McKeague
- Judge Richard Allen Griffin
- Judge John Baylor Nalbandian
Case history
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May 28, 2019decided Decision issued in Joseph Johnson v. Kevin Genovese
Opinions and writings
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…