Bolstad v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court construing Defendant's motion to correct his sentence as an untimely third postconviction petition, holding that the district court did not err.
After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder and sentenced to life without the possibility of release. The Supreme Court affirmed. Defendant subsequently filed two petitions for postconviction relief, which the district court denied. Thereafter, Defendant filed a motion to correct his sentence. The district court construed the motion as a third postconviction petition and dismissed it as untimely. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court (1) did not err in treating Defendant's motion as a third postconviction petition; and (2) did not err in summarily denying the petition.
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