Blanche v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court summarily denying Appellant's second petition for postconviction relief as time-barred because Appellant's postconviction claim failed to satisfy the newly discovered evidence or the interests of justice exceptions, holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion.
Defendant was convicted of premeditated first-degree murder following a jury trial. Defendant later brought this postconviction petition asserting that the State committed a Brady violation when it failed to disclose this exculpatory information before his trial. The district court summary denied the petition as time-barred. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that because Defendant's claims did not satisfy the newly discovered evidence or the interests of justice exceptions the district court properly denied Defendant's second postconviction petition as untimely.
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