State of Minnesota v. Shavelle Oscar Chavez-Nelson

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

Following a jury trial, appellant Shavelle Oscar Chavez-Nelson was found guilty of first-degree premeditated murder and second-degree intentional murder for the shooting death of Palagor Obang Jobi. The district court convicted Chavez-Nelson of first-degree premeditated murder and sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of. release. Chavez-Nelson now appeals his conviction directly to our court. On appeal, Chavez-Nelson claims, among other arguments, that his Sixth Amendment right to counsel was violated; that the district court committed errors that,…