U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Joseph Johnson v. Kevin Genovese
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- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- Richard Allen Griffin
- Filed
- May 28, 2019
- Case
- Joseph Johnson v. Kevin Genovese
- Case status
- Decided
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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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