Anderson v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court denying Appellant's second petition for postconviction relief, holding that the district court properly declined to grant Appellant a new trial and that Appellant's remaining claims also did not entitle him to relief.
The Supreme Court reversed in part the district court's denial of Appellant's second postconviction petition and remanded for a determination of whether an evidentiary hearing was required to consider evidence set forth in two affidavits. The district court conducted a hearing and found that the testimony set forth in the affidavits was not credible. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Appellant did not establish that he was entitled to a new trial under the tests set forth in Rainer v. State, 566 N.W.2d 692 (Minn. 1997), and State v. Caldwell, 322 N.W.2d 574 (Minn. 1982); and (2) the remainder of Appellant's claims were did not entitle Appellant to relief.
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