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johnson v state 406 sw3d 892

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case:johnson-v-state-406-sw3d-892
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Johnson v. State, 406 S.W.3d 892
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Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Feb 10, 2026

Daniel T. Williams, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.

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Citation: Johnson v. State, 406 S.W.3d 892

The court affirmed the denial of post-conviction relief where appellant claimed ineffective assistance of counsel for trial counsel's failure to investigate his mental state. The appellant failed to establish how additional mental state information would have aided his defense or satisfied the prejudice requirement for an ineffective assistance of counsel claim.

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Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Feb 10, 2026

Derrie S. Williams, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.

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Citation: Johnson v. State, 406 S.W.3d 892

Appellant Derrie Williams appealed the denial of his Rule 29.15 post-conviction relief motion, arguing he was denied effective assistance of counsel because trial counsel failed to allow him to testify and failed to investigate and call two witnesses. The court affirmed the motion court's judgment denying post-conviction relief, finding that the motion court's findings of fact and conclusions of law were not clearly erroneous.

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Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Feb 3, 2026

CARL CAMERON FERGUSON, Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent

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Citation: Johnson v. State, 406 S.W.3d 892

The appellate court affirmed the trial court's denial of post-conviction relief, finding that Ferguson failed to establish ineffective assistance of counsel for trial counsel's failure to call witnesses in his favor. The court concluded that Ferguson did not proffer the names of any viable defense witnesses and that witness selection constitutes trial strategy.

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Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Jan 13, 2026

Harry Little, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.

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Citation: Johnson v. State, 406 S.W.3d 892

The court affirmed the denial of post-conviction relief for Harry Little's convictions for murder in the second degree, armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Trial counsel's decisions not to call an alibi witness and not to argue a specific alternative perpetrator in closing argument constituted reasonable trial strategy rather than ineffective assistance of counsel.

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