Legal Opinion
Onyelobi v. State
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 7, 2019No. A19-0003PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILDEA, Chief Justice.
Maureen Ndidiamaka Onyelobi was convicted of first-degree murder as an accomplice. On direct appeal, we affirmed her conviction. State v. Onyelobi (Onyelobi I ), 879 N.W.2d 334 (Minn. 2016). Onyelobi then sought postconviction relief, asserting several claims of error. The district court denied her petition without a hearing. Because we conclude that each of Onyelobi's claims is either procedurally barred or fails on the merits, we affirm the district court.
FACTS
Onyelobi was convicted of the murder of Anthony Fairbanks, under an accomplice *276theory of liability.1 At the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. KnafflaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Leake v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2007
- Dukes v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
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