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Bryan M. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.
ORDER
Following a jury trial, Bryan Johnson was convicted on one count of first-degree statutory sodomy and one count of first-degree statutory rape. Both counts charged that his stepdaughter was the victim of the criminal acts. Johnson filed a motion for post-conviction relief, contending that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. The Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, denied his motion, and Johnson appeals. Johnson argues that his trial counsel was ineffective in that counsel failed to impeach a witness called by the state regarding purported deficiencies inherent in a medical study the witness cited during her testimony; counsel failed to investigate or object to the admission of the victim’s dream-revived memories of a specific incident of abuse; and counsel failed to object to verdict directors that Johnson claims violated his right to a unanimous jury. Finding no error, we affirm. Because a published opinion would have no precedential import, we have provided the parties an unpublished memorandum of law. Rule 84.16(b).
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Docket No: WD 82015
Decided: February 25, 2020
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
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