Legal Opinion
State v. Blanche
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 26, 2005No. A03-826PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, Paul H., Justice.
In 1999, appellant Kawaskn Blanche was convicted and sentenced in Hennepin County District Court for premeditated first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of 11-year-old Byron Phillips. Blanche was also convicted and sentenced for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and a crime committed for the benefit of a gang. Blanche did not file a direct appeal, but more than three years after his conviction, he filed a petition for postconviction relief alleging numerous errors by the district court. He specifically alleged racial discrimination…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by61 opinions
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