Minnesota case law summary by Attorney Richard Clem: postconviction relief.

Robert Michael Hughes v. State of Minnesota. MN postconviction relief

In this post-convcition relief petition arising from a Freeborn County first-degree murder conviction, the Minnesota Supreme Court held that the appellant did not have a right to appointed counsel in postconviction proceedings and that the claims were time-barred. http://mn.gov/lawlib/archive/supct/2014/OPA132169-052114.pdf Robert Michael Hughes v. State of Minnesota No. A13-2169

No. A13-2169 (Minn. May 21, 2014).

Please see the original opinion for the court's exact language.

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Richard P. Clem is an attorney and continuing legal education (CLE) provider in Minnesota. He has been in private practice in the Twin Cities for 25 years. He has a J.D., cum laude, from Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul and a B.A. in History from the University of Minnesota. His reported cases include: Asociacion Nacional de Pescadores a Pequena Escala o Artesanales de Colombia v. Dow Quimica de Colombia, 988 F.2d 559, rehearing denied, 5 F.3d 530 (5th Cir. 1993), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 1041 (1994); LaMott v. Apple Valley Health Care Center, 465 N.W.2d 585 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991); Abo el Ela v. State, 468 N.W.2d 580 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991).

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