Dale v. State

OPINION

PAGE, Justice.

A Hennepin County jury convicted James Irving Dale of attempted first-degree criminal sexual conduct in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.342, subd. l(e)(i) (1994) and Minn.Stat. § 609.17 (1994). The trial court sentenced Dale to 52 months’ imprisonment. Dale petitioned for postconvietion relief seeking to have his conviction reversed or, in the alternative, a new trial. The postconvietion court denied the petition and the court of appeals affirmed.

Here, on appeal, Dale argues that: (1) his conviction should be vacated and a new trial ordered because of newly discovered…