Legal Opinion
Rene Julian McKenzie v. State of Minnesota
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided December 23, 2015No. A14-1395PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILDEA, Chief Justice.
This case comes to us on appeal from the denial of Rene Julian McKenzie’s petition for postconviction relief. McKenzie filed a petition for postconviction relief based on two third-party affidavits, alleging that a witness had recanted his trial testimony. The postconviction court granted an evidentiary hearing to determine the credibility of the alleged recantation. At the hearing, the assistant county attorney informed the trial witness who allegedly recanted of the consequences should he testify falsely. The trial witness and the affiants invoked their Fifth…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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