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COOLEN v. STATE

No. 41670.

179 N.W.2d 81 (1970)

Christian COOLEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Minnesota, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

July 17, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Paul Jones, Public Defender, Roberta Levy, Asst. Public Defender, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Douglas M. Head, Atty. Gen., John R. Kenefick, St. Paul, Glen Swenson, Co. Atty., Buffalo, for respondent.

Heard before KNUTSON, C. J., and NELSON, WILLIAM P. MURPHY, OTIS, and JAMES F. MURPHY, JJ.

OPINION

NELSON, Justice.

Appeal from an order of the district court dismissing defendant-appellant's petition for postconviction relief.

On March 3, 1961, the body of one Hattie Busett was found on her farm in Wright County, Minnesota. She had been fatally shot in the back of the head with a .22-caliber rifle. Subsequent to the discovery of the body, defendant, Christian Charles Coolen, was arrested for driving an automobile without a license. A...

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