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- Title: Boitnott V. State
- Author : Minnesota Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 26, 2001
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 59 KB
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Appellant Jerald Boitnott appeals from the denial of his second petition for post-conviction relief, in which he raised multiple ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel allegations. Prior to the instant appeal, Boitnott filed a direct appeal from his conviction of first- and second-degree murder, obtained an admonition of trial counsel from the Director of the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board on an unrelated matter, filed a civil legal malpractice claim against trial counsel, filed a first petition for post-conviction relief, and sought a writ of habeas corpus in federal court.*fn1 Boitnott's ineffective assistance of trial counsel allegations were undisputedly raised, but not necessarily decided on the merits, in prior proceedings. His ineffective assistance of appellate counsel claim is based solely on his attorneys' failure to argue ineffective assistance of trial counsel on direct appeal. Boitnott now asks this court to address all claims on the merits and reverse the post-conviction court's conclusion that relief is not warranted. Upon review of Boitnott's claims, we conclude that he has not stated allegations sufficient to warrant post-conviction relief, and we affirm.