STATE v. COTTON

No. 42247.

201 N.W.2d 859 (1972)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Alonzo COTTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

November 3, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Paul Jones, Public Defender, Ronald L. Haskvitz, Asst. Public Defender, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Warren R. Spannaus, Atty. Gen., St. Paul, George M. Scott, County Atty., Henry W. McCarr, Jr., and David G. Roston, Asst. County Attys., Minneapolis, for respondent.

Heard before KNUTSON, C. J., and OTIS, PETERSON, and KELLY, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant was convicted of aggravated robbery, Minn.St. 609.245, and sentenced to an indeterminate term of 0-20 years. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and seeks review of an order denying postconviction relief. Defendant claims that he did not receive adequate representation from his privately retained counsel because counsel failed to interview various alibi witnesses or call them to testify. Defendant has not met his burden of proving these...

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