State of Minnesota v. Gary Lee Burnett

OPINION

SCHELLHAS, Judge.

Appellant seeks reversal of his perjury conviction, arguing that the state failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that his false statements were material. We affirm.

FACTS

In September 2010, respondent State of Minnesota charged appellant Gary Lee Burnett with four counts of criminal sexual conduct, alleging that Burnett had engaged in sexual penetration and/or sexual contact with a six-year-old victim. The charges were tried to a jury in February 2012. The state relied on the victim’s accounts of abuse, apparently presenting no corroborating physical evidence or…