Jerome Emmanuel Davis v. State of Minnesota

OPINION

STRAS, Justice.

Appellant Jerome Emmanuel Davis appeals the postconviction court’s summary denial of his petition for postconviction relief. Because we conclude that Davis’s claims are procedurally barred under State v. Knaffla, 309 Minn. 246, 243 N.W.2d 737 (1976), we affirm.

I

On May 11, 2007, police, officers found Armando Calix lying on the lawn outside of his apartment. Calk had been shot in the neck, which led to his death. After conducting an investigation, officers suspected that either Davis or another individual, Toriano Dorman, had killed Calk during an aggravated robbery.…