STAUNTON v. STATE

No. A12-1971.

842 N.W.2d 3 (2014)

Michael Jon STAUNTON, petitioner, Appellant, v. STATE of Minnesota, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

January 22, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Jon Staunton, Bayport, MN, pro se.

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Saint Paul, MN; and Mark S. Rubin , St. Louis County Attorney, Gordon P. Coldagelli , Assistant St. Louis County Attorney, Duluth, MN, for respondent.

Considered and decided by the court without oral argument.


OPINION

DIETZEN, Justice.

Appellant Michael Jon Staunton was found guilty by a St. Louis County jury of several offenses, including first-degree felony murder (kidnapping), in connection with the stabbing death of Darryl Kokochak. The district court entered a judgment of conviction, and sentence was imposed. Staunton filed a direct appeal, which was stayed while he pursued his first petition for postconviction relief. The postconviction court granted Staunton...

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