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TUCKER v. STATE

No. 46286.

245 N.W.2d 199 (1976)

Anthony TUCKER, Petitioner, Appellant, v. STATE of Minnesota, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

July 30, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Paul Jones, Public Defender, Gregory A. Gaut, Asst. Public Defender, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., St. Paul, Gary W. Flakne, County Atty., Vernon E. Bergstrom and David W. Larson, Phebe Haugen, and Lee Barry, Assts. County Attys., Minneapolis, for respondent.

James J. Krieger and Linda Gallant, Law Student, Legal Rights Center, Inc., Minneapolis, (seeking reversal) for amicus curiae.

Heard before ROGOSHESKE, KELLY, and SCOTT, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.

PER CURIAM.

Defendant appeals from an order of the district court denying his petition for postconviction relief. We affirm.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder1 chiefly on the uncorroborated testimony of Sandra Jean Sims. That testimony was as follows: Ms. Sims, who lived with the defendant at 1717 Thomas Avenue North in Minneapolis, retired for the night at approximately 10 p. m. on September 25, 1973. Defendant...

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