Gassler v. State

OPINION

RUSSELL A. ANDERSON, Justice.

In 1992, appellant, Robert D. Gassier, was found guilty of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. The facts underlying appellant’s murder conviction are recited in our opinion affirming the conviction. See State v. Gassler, 505 N.W.2d 62 (Minn.1993). In 1997, a postconviction court denied, without evidentiary hearing, appellant’s pro se petition for postconviction relief. On appeal, appellant argues that the postconviction court erred when: (1) it determined that his claims were either barred or without merit; (2) it failed to liberally…