STATE v. FINNEGAN

No. A08-0777.

784 N.W.2d 243 (2010)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Jason FINNEGAN, petitioner, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

June 30, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Swanson, Attorney General, John B. Galus, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, MN; and David J. Hauser, Otter Tail County Attorney, Fergus Falls, MN, for respondent.

David W. Merchant, Chief Appellate Public Defender, Leslie J. Rosenberg, Assistant State Public Defender, St. Paul, MN, for appellant.


OPINION

GILDEA, Justice.

This case is before us on review of the district court's denial of appellant Jason Finnegan's petition for postconviction relief. Finnegan contended in his petition that he was entitled to a new trial because a portion of his first trial was conducted in his absence. The postconviction court denied the petition, and the court of appeals affirmed. Because we conclude that Finnegan did not meet his burden to show that he was involuntarily...

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