STATE v. OLSEN

No. 46146.

258 N.W.2d 898 (1977)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Jens OLSEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

October 7, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., St. Paul, Gary W. Flakne, County Atty., Vernon E. Bergstrom, Chief, Appellate Division, David W. Larson and Phebe S. Haugen, Asst. County Attys., Minneapolis, for respondent.

Heard before TODD, YETKA, and SCOTT, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.


YETKA, Justice.

Appellant and a codefendant were convicted of aggravated arson and conspiracy to commit arson following a jury trial in district court. Following the denial of appellant's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial, appellant received an indeterminate sentence not to exceed 15 years. After notice of appeal to this court was filed, the case was remanded for postconviction proceedings. The district court denied appellant's petition...

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