Legal Opinion
Sanchez-Diaz v. State
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided December 24, 2008No. A08-58PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIETZEN, Justice.
In June 2004, Sergio Sanchez-Diaz was convicted of first-and second-degree murder in connection with the December 2001 stabbing death of Laura Vazquez Ruelas and her unborn child. He is currently serving a life sentence and a 306-month consecutive sentence. On direct appeal, we affirmed the convictions. Subsequently, Sanchez-Diaz filed a petition for post-conviction relief that was denied by the postconviction court without an evidentiary hearing. The postconviction court also denied his motion for reconsideration. We affirm.
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In December 2001, Sanchez-Diaz, his…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. KnafflaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Leake v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2007
- Opsahl v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2004
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3Cited by23 opinions
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