Legal Opinion
Fratzke v. Pung
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided December 10, 1985No. C1-85-1175PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LESLIE, Judge.
Gordon Fratzke, convicted of first degree murder in 1982, appeals from an order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Fratzke contends that his mandatory life sentence under Minn.Stat. § 244.-05, subd. 4 deprives him of certain constitutional rights, including equal protection. Since this was not a direct appeal from a final judgment of conviction of murder in the first degree, Minn.R.Crim.P. 29.02, subd. 1, we have accepted jurisdiction. We affirm.
FACTS
Gordon Fratzke was convicted of first degree murder in 1982 and was given a mandatory life sentence. The…
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