SELYA, Circuit Judge.
For many years, the courts of appeals have been divided over what legal standard obtains when a convicted defendant premises a motion for new trial on a claim that he has newly discovered that the case against him was based in part on the prosecutor's unwitting use of perjured testimony. Some courts apply a "probability" standard in such situations, granting relief only if the discovery "probably" or "likely"—courts in this context use...
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