Pearson v. State

OPINION

CHUTICH, Justice.

In this first-degree murder case, appellant Larry Pearson appeals from the denial of his second petition for postconviction relief. At issue is whether the postconviction court abused its discretion when it denied Pearson’s request for a new trial based on a claim of newly discovered evidence and denied his postconviction claims asserting ineffective assistance of counsel. Because the court did not abuse its discretion in doing so, we affirm.

FACTS

The State charged Pearson with first-degree premeditated murder, Minn. Stat. § 609.185(a)(1)’ (2016); second-degree…