Ronald Lindsey Reed v. State of Minnesota

Summary

The court affirmed the summary denial of Reed’s second and third postconviction petitions. It held that the alleged recantation by Griffin would not warrant a new trial because, even without Griffin’s testimony, the jury might not have reached a different verdict, and that the failure to give an accomplice-corroboration instruction did not affect Reed’s substantial rights. The court also held that Reed’s remaining claims were untimely under the postconviction statute of limitations and did not qualify for an exception.