Miles v. State
Annotate this CaseJohn Miles was convicted of first-degree murder. Miles filed a petition for postconviction relief, alleging that he was entitled to a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence, specifically, the information in an interview between Miles's counsel and a witness of the homicide, who stated that Miles was not responsible for the shooting of the victim. The postconviction court denied the petition, concluding that it was time-barred under Minn. Stat. 590.01. On review, the Supreme Court affirmed without prejudice, holding (1) the postconviction court erred when it determined that the witness's statement could have been discovered by the exercise of due diligence prior to trial, (2) the postconviction court applied the wrong legal test when it concluded that the witness's statement did not establish by a clear and convincing standard that Miles was innocent, but (3) the court did not err when it denied Miles's petition without a hearing because Miles failed to offer newly discovered evidence with sufficient indicia of reliability to warrant relief under the statute. The Court concluded if Miles could base a new petition on a more satisfactory showing of a genuine statement from the witness, he was entitled to file a new petition.
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