BURNETT, Judge.
This is a post-conviction relief case. Scott Bean is serving a fixed (determinate) life term of imprisonment for first degree murder. He seeks relief because a codefendant has recanted testimony adverse to him. The issue is whether the recantation "requires vacation of the conviction or sentence in the interest of justice... ." I.C. § 19-4901(a)(4). The district court, focusing primarily upon the conviction, denied relief. Today, for reasons explained...
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