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LAINE v. STATE

No. A09-323.

786 N.W.2d 635 (2010)

Brett Arnold LAINE, Petitioner, Appellant, v. STATE of Minnesota, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 5, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig E. Cascarano, Cascarano Law Office, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Lori Swanson, Attorney General, St. Paul, MN; and Melanie S. Ford, St. Louis County Attorney, Mark S. Rubin, Assistant County Attorney, Duluth, MN, for respondent.

Considered and decided by the court without oral argument.

OPINION

MEYER, Justice.

Brett Arnold Laine was convicted of first-degree domestic abuse murder for the death of his girlfriend, Nancy Jagunich. We stayed his direct appeal while he pursued postconviction relief. On September 24, 2004, Laine filed his first petition for postconviction relief, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel and denial of a fair trial. The court denied the petition and Laine did not appeal the denial. After lifting the stay of his...

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