Jedidiah Dean Troxel v. State of Minnesota

OPINION

WRIGHT, Justice.

On November 5, 2013, a Pennington County jury found appellant Jedidiah Dean Troxel guilty of three counts of first-degree murder while committing first-degree criminal sexual conduct, Minn.Stat. §§ 609.185(a)(2), 609.342, subd. 1(c), 1(d), l(e)(i) (2014). Following his conviction, the district court sentenced Troxel to life in prison without the possibility of release. Minn.Stat. § 609.185(a). Troxel did not pursue á direct appeal. Instead, he filed a timely petition for postconviction relief, alleging that he is entitled to relief based on *306three alleged errors…