Karvonen v. State

Johnson, Judge.

James Karvonen appeals from his conviction of three counts of child molestation and the denial of his motion for a new trial.

1. Karvonen contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a new trial on the basis of newly-discovered evidence. This newly-discovered evidence consists of the post-trial declaration of the victim, Karvonen’s ten-year-old nephew, that he lied when he testified that Karvonen had molested him. “The law is settled that a post-trial declaration by a State’s witness that his former testimony was false is not a ground for a new trial.” (Citation…