· 8/16/2007
Pippitt v. State
Citations
- 737 N.W.2d 221
- 2007 Minn. LEXIS 452
- 2007 WL 2325142
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that the Larrison test applies to witness recantations and, “more generally, . . . ‘when a court reviews an allegation that false testimony was given at trial’ ” (quoting Dukes v. State, 621 N.W.2d 246, 257 (Minn. 2001))
- holding, following an evidentiary hearing, that the first Larrison prong was not satisfied when a witness claimed that he had testified falsely at trial but failed to provide any details or otherwise demonstrate which parts of his testimony were false
- “[The witness] initially stated at the hearing that he could not remember whether the door even had a dead bolt. When shown a picture of the door, he reported his memory being refreshed, and confirmed that the door had a dead bolt and that his mother could lock it.” (emphasis added)
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Judges: Gildea
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