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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT A09-782 St. Louis County Michael Jon Staunton, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent. ________________________ Filed: June 30, 2010 Office of Appellate Courts Anderson, G. Barry, J.

David W. Merchant, Chief Appellate Public Defender, Michael F. Cromett, Assistant State Public Defender, St. Paul, Minnesota, for appellant. Lori Swanson, Minnesota Attorney General, John B. Galus, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, Minnesota; and Melanie Ford, St. Louis County Attorney, Duluth, Minnesota, for respondent. ________________________

SYLLABUS 1. The totality of the evidence presented, including the corroborated

accomplice testimony, sufficiently supported appellant`s conviction. 2. Appellant failed to establish prejudice arising from his claim of ineffective

assistance of counsel. Affirmed.

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OPINION ANDERSON, G. Barry, Justice. Appellant Michael Jon Staunton was found guilty by a St. Louis County jury of first-degree premeditated murder, in violation of Minn. Stat.

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