Opinion ID: 2220559
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: References to the Uniform Charging Codes

Text: Hathaway was indicted on three separate counts of first-degree murder: (1) premeditated murder in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.185(1) (2000); (2) felony murder in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.185(3) (1988); and (3) murder of a police officer in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.185(4) (1984). The face of the indictment indicates that the offense tracking code for the murder of a police officerUniform Offense Classification # 0907was listed for all three counts of the indictment. Before jury selection commenced, the state dismissed count 3 of the indictment (murder of a police officer). Ultimately, Hathaway was convicted on count 1 (premeditated murder) and count 2 (felony murder) of the indictment and of conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. Hathaway alleges that the use of the erroneous tracking code on both his indictment and a Department of Corrections Annual Review Report requires that his petition for postconviction relief be granted. Although Hathaway is correct that the wrong offense tracking code appears on his indictment and the Department of Corrections Annual Review Report, he does not explain how having the incorrect offense tracking code had any effect on his conviction. Because this claim contains nothing more than argumentative assertions, we will not consider it here. Beltowski, 289 Minn. at 217, 183 N.W.2d at 564. [3]