Joel Marvin Munt v. State of Minnesota

OPINION

GILDEA, Chief Justice.

Appellant Joel Marvin Munt appeals from the summary denial of his petition for postconviction relief, filed under MinmStat. § 590.01, subd. 1 (2014). The postconviction court concluded that Munt’s petition was untimely and, in any case, meritless. Because the record conclusively establishes that Munt’s postconviction claims are either procedurally barred or merit-less, we affirm..

Following a bifurcated jury trial, the district court convicted Munt of multiple counts, including first-degree murder, arising out of the shooting death of his former wife and the…