McKenzie v. State

OPINION

TOMLJANOVICH, Justice.

This case comes to us on appeal from the denial of appellant Mwati Pepi McKenzie’s petition for posteonviction relief and request for a hearing. McKenzie alleges that a group of Hennepin County judges met and decided to impanel anonymous juries in his and his codefendants’ trials, thereby violating his rights under the Due Process and Confrontation Clauses as well as a canon of judicial conduct. We hold that the posteon-viction court did not abuse its discretion in denying McKenzie’s petition and his request for a hearing.

A court may dismiss a petition for…