Clausen v. State

Defendant, who is an inmate of the State Prison at Stillwater, appeals from an order of the district court denying his petition for relief in postconviction proceedings (Postconviction Remedy Act, Minn. St. c. 590). He contends that in the prosecution against him he was denied the right of counsel at a preliminary hearing; that his pleas of guilty to the charges were not intelligently made; that he was in fact not guilty of two of the charges; and that he was denied benefit of effective counsel. The offenses with which he was charged occurred December 11,1957. The prosecution was in January…