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OPINIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT
RELEASED MAY 13, 2026
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A25-0102 James Michael Green, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
Ramsey County.
1. We review an appeal from a district court’s denial of a petition to vacate under the Act of May 19, 2023, ch. 52, art. 4, § 24, 2023 Minn. Laws 810, 864–68 (the Act), for an abuse of discretion.
2. The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the appellant’s petition to vacate his first-degree felony murder convictions under an aiding-and-abetting theory of liability.
3. Upon holding an evidentiary hearing under the Act, a district court does not err by weighing the evidence presented by the parties to reach its determination.
4. Following an evidentiary hearing, a district court reviewing a petition to vacate under the Act is not required to resolve any uncertainties in favor of the petitioner.
Affirmed. Justice Theodora K. Gaïtas.