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SONTOYA v. STATE

No. A12-0170.

829 N.W.2d 602 (2013)

Michael Carrasco SONTOYA, petitioner, Appellant, v. STATE of Minnesota, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 1, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary R. Wolf , Wolf Law Office, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Saint Paul, MN; and John J. Choi , Ramsey County Attorney, Kaarin Long , Assistant Ramsey County Attorney, Saint Paul, MN, for respondent.

Considered and decided by the court without oral argument.

OPINION

ANDERSON, G. BARRY, Justice.

Appellant Michael Carrasco Sontoya was convicted on May 14, 2009, of first-degree murder while committing first-degree criminal sexual conduct, Minn. Stat § 609.185(a)(2) (2012). He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release. On direct appeal to our court, he challenged his conviction on several grounds but did not raise an...

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