ALI v. ROY

No. 19-1239.

950 F.3d 572 (2020)

Mahdi Hassan ALI Petitioner-Appellant, v. Tom ROY Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 19, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie Joan Rosenberg , Minnesota Public Defender's Office, Saint Paul, MN, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Jean Burdorf , Hennepin County Attorney's Office, Minneapolis, MN, Matthew Frank , Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office, Appeals Division, Saint Paul, MN, Respondent-Appellee.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, LOKEN and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.


After the Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed Mahdi Hassan Ali's sentence, he applied for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court1 denied his application and Ali appealed. We affirm.

I. Background

Mahdi Hassan Ali shot and killed three people during an attempted...

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