Opinion ID: 1920175
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Heading: Failure to Present Mitigating Evidence of Johnson's Sexual Disorder

Text: Johnson alleges that counsel was ineffective for failing to present testimony concerning his alleged sexual disorder. Johnson argues that the mental health testimony offered by Dr. Haber presented an evidentiary basis to assert the statutory mitigating factor that he was under the influence of extreme duress or under the substantial domination of another person at the time of the crime. Further, Johnson argues that the psychological profile offered by Dr. Haber could have made Johnson's age more relevant and persuaded the court not to reject the age mitigating factor. The circuit court noted that the alleged sexual disorder was based on Johnson's homosexuality. However, it is undisputed that Johnson never revealed the fact that he was a homosexual until 1995, when he had been on death row for three years. Without more, Johnson has failed to meet his burden of showing that counsel was deficient for failing to discover his alleged sexual disorder.