State v. Carlson

This is a direct pro se appeal from a conviction by a jury for attempted robbery. Defendant claims: (1) The evidence was insufficient to warrant an inference that defendant intended to commit the crime; (2) he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. We affirm defendant’s conviction.

On a cold winter night defendant was drinking in a bar in Mankato. He left the bar around 9 p. m. and eventually entered Madsen’s North Front Super Value Store with a scarf wrapped around his face and a .22-caliber pistol in his hand. Although the store was closed, there were four employees near the front…