Legal Opinion
Coolen v. State
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 17, 1970No. 41670PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nelson, Justice.
Appeal from an order of the district court dismissing defendant-appellant’s petition for postconviction relief.
On March 3, 1961, the body of one Hattie Busett was found on her farm in Wright County, Minnesota. She had been fatally shot in the back of the head with a .22-caliber rifle. Subsequent to the discovery of the body, defendant, Christian Charles Coolen, was arrested for driving an automobile without a license. A search of the car revealed under its back seat a .22-caliber rifle with an empty shell in the chamber. The arresting officer was informed by police radio that…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Chapman v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1968
- State v. WaldronSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966
- State v. WolskeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1968
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3Cited by4 opinions
- McLaughlin v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2008
- State v. HemmingsCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972