Richard Allen Johnson v. Michael D. Crews

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Johnson's initial postconviction motion and denied his habeas petition. It held that trial counsel were not ineffective during either phase of trial, that the State did not use Johnson's codefendant as an agent to deliberately elicit statements, and that nondisclosure of a letter did not prejudice Johnson. The court also concluded that appellate counsel was not ineffective because the challenged post-invocation statements were admissible or harmless, and the court found that Johnson reinitiated the interview.