Legal Opinion

Scruggs v. State

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 1, 1992No. C7-91-1285PublishedCited by 73 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

YETKA, Justice.

John K.D. Scruggs appeals from an order of the Hennepin County District Court denying him posteonviction relief on his conviction for first-degree murder. We affirm the district court.

This court has already affirmed appellant’s conviction on his direct appeal. The federal court has denied his petition for habeas corpus relief. On his current motion for posteonviction relief, he now claims: (1) the postconviction court erred by failing to make findings of fact and conclusions of law as required by Minn. Stat. § 590.04, subd. 1 (1990), and (2) he was denied his right to effective…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Gates v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
  3. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
  4. Balder v. HaleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
  5. Davis v. StateIdaho Court of Appeals · 1989

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3Cited by73 opinions

  1. Roby v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
  2. Opsahl v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2004
  3. State v. RhodesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
  4. Rainer v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
  5. Rairdon v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1996

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