Legal Opinion
Watts v. State
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 22, 1981No. 51278PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OTIS, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying a petition for post-conviction relief from a 1976 judgment of conviction for assault with a dangerous weapon and attempted aggravated robbery. Minn-Stat. §§ 609.225(2), 609.245, 609.17 (1976). Petitioner is serving consecutive prison terms of 3 to 15 years for the two offenses. He contends (1) that he should be given a new trial because of the admission of a handgun seized from his apartment; or (2) that he should be granted sentencing relief. We affirm.
Late on the evening of February 19,1976, police received a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Fahy v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. SantanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
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- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
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