New Report and Ruling Dim Philip Vance's Hopes of Postconviction Relief

New Report and Ruling Dim Philip Vance's Hopes of Postconviction Relief

MCF-Rush City, MN — Serving life in prison for a crime he says he didn’t commit, Philip Vance’s hopes for freedom took a blow last month when a judge denied his fifth postconviction relief petition. Convicted in 2004 for a deadly robbery in South Saint Paul, Vance has been denied in every attempted appeal and petition. Last month was no different. Judge Michael Mayer denied Vance a new trial and an evidentiary hearing. The ruling comes four mont…