Campbell v. State

GILDEA, Chief Justice.

*505In this case we are asked to determine whether the postconviction court erred by denying appellant Joseph Haywood Campbell's petition for postconviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Because we conclude that the postconviction court did not err, we affirm.

FACTS

A Ramsey County jury found Campbell guilty of the first-degree premeditated murder of Naressa Turner, committed for the benefit of a gang, in violation of Minn. Stat. § 609.185(a)(1) (2016) and Minn. Stat. § 609.229, subd. 2 (2016). State v. Campbell , 861 N.W.2d 95, 97-98 (Minn. 2015). Witness testimony…