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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT A07-1883 Hennepin County Anderson, Paul H., J.

Randy Ronell Lynch, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent. Filed: May 22, 2008 Office of Appellate Courts

S Y LL A B U S The postconviction court properly denied appellant's petition for postconviction relief because appellant's claim was previously raised, litigated, and decided on direct appeal, and is therefore barred under State v. Knaffla, 309 Minn. 246, 252, 243 N.W.2d 737, 741 (1976). Affirmed. Considered and decided by the court en banc. OPINION ANDERSON, Paul H., Justice. In 1997, the Hennepin County District Court convicted Randy Ronell Lynch of first-degree felony murder. Following his conviction, Lynch directly appealed to our court, arguing that the district court erred when it denied his pretrial motion to dismiss the
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grand jury's first-degree murder indictment against him. We affirmed his conviction. State v. Lynch, 590 N.W.2d 75, 77 (Minn. 1999). Lynch subsequently petitioned for postconviction relief, again claiming errors in the grand jury proceedings. The

postconviction court denied the petition without holding an evidentiary hearing, and Lynch now appeals. We affirm. In 1995, appellant Randy Ronell Lynch was indicted for first-degree felony murder, in violation of Minn. Stat.

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