Onyelobi v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the district court's decision summarily denying Defendant's second petition for postconviction relief, holding that the district court did not err in denying Defendant's petition for postconviction relief without holding an evidentiary hearing.
Defendant was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder on an accomplice-liability theory. In her second petition for postconviction relief Defendant asserted that statements made in an affidavit by her co-defendant were newly discovered evidence that cast doubt on her guilt. The district court denied relief, concluding that the statements were not newly discovered evidence. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the facts in Defendant's affidavit were not "newly discovered," and therefore, Defendant's claim was untimely.
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