In re M.P.A.

A jury found that M.P.A. committed sexual assault of a child based on the testimony of two witnesses who have now recanted, and sentenced M.P.A. to twenty years’ confinement after hearing false testimony by a State’s expert. The district court denied habeas relief and the court of appeals affirmed. M.P.A. asks us to reverse and hold that he is actually innocent, that the false testimony contributed to his sentence, and that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance.

We conclude M.P.A. is not entitled to relief on his claims of actual innocence or ineffective assistance of counsel.…