GUSTAFSON v. STATE

No. C2-90-2608.

477 N.W.2d 709 (1991)

Harold GUSTAFSON, Petitioner, Appellant, v. STATE of Minnesota, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

November 22, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M.G. Singer, Peterson & Singer, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Harold A. Gustafson, pro se.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen. and Tom Foley, Ramsey Co. Atty., Steven C. DeCoster, Asst. Ramsey Co. Atty., St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.


TOMLJANOVICH, Justice.

This is an appeal by petitioner Harold Gustafson from an order of the Ramsey County District Court denying his petition for postconviction relief from a 1984 conviction for first-degree murder. Petitioner makes two basic arguments in support of his contention that his Sixth Amendment rights were violated: first, that his attorneys did not represent him effectively at trial; and second, that he was denied conflict-free counsel when his attorneys...

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