Legal Opinion

Pederson v. State

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided August 1, 2002No. C2-01-2136PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ANDERSON, Russell A., Justice.

Ryan Michael Pederson appeals from the order of the Anoka County District Court denying his petition for postconviction relief. The postconviction court denied the petition -without a hearing, adopting verbatim the state’s proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and order. Out of concern that the process employed here gives the appearance of impropriety, we reverse and remand for reconsideration.

Following a jury trial, Ryan Peder-son was convicted of murder in the first degree, Minn.Stat. § 609.185(3) (1996). Pederson appealed and we affirmed. State…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Offutt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. United States v. FornessCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
  3. Dukes v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
  4. Rose v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  5. State v. WoffordSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1962

8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State v. DorseySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005
  2. State v. ManleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
  3. State v. TurnageSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2007
  4. State v. MuntSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2013
  5. In Re the Children of T.A.A.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2005

21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API