Lincoln Lamar Caldwell v. State of Minnesota

OPINION

STRAS, Justice.

The appellant, Lincoln Lamar Caldwell, challenged his conviction of first-degree *768premeditated murder for the benefit of a gang in his third petition for postconviction relief, in which he alleged that three witnesses presented false testimony at his trial. The postconviction court summarily denied the petition. On appeal, Caldwell argues that the court abused its discretion when it failed to grant him an evidentiary hearing in connection with his petition. Because we conclude that Caldwell has alleged facts that, if proven, would entitle him to relief, we reverse and…