Barness v. State

Appeal from an order of the district court denying a petition for post-conviction relief. On December 13, 1955, a jury found petitioner guilty of first-degree robbery. A petition for a writ of error coram nobis was denied on August 27, 1957, and the denial of this writ was affirmed by this court on April 11, 1958. State ex rel. Barness v. County of Hennepin, 252 Minn. 174, 89 N. W. (2d) 166. A petition for postconviction relief was filed, a hearing was held thereon, and the petition was denied.

The principal issues raised on this appeal are: (1) Whether petitioner was denied effective…