Smith v. State
Opinion
Filed 2/21/19 by Clerk of Supreme Court IN THE SUPREME COURT
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
2019 ND 33
Michael Keondre Smith, Petitioner and Appellant
v.
State of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee
No. 20180276
Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Cynthia M. Feland, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Scott O. Diamond, Fargo, ND, for petitioner and appellant; submitted on brief.
Marina Spahr, Assistant State’s Attorney, Bismarck, ND, for respondent and appellee; submitted on brief.
Smith v. State No. 20180276
Per Curiam.
[¶1] Michael Keondre Smith appealed from a district court order denying his application for post-conviction relief. Smith argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel based on his trial counsel’s failure to reasonably investigate prior to trial and failure to call a police officer as a witness. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2). See Steinbach v. State, 2015 ND 34, ¶ 10, 859 N.W.2d 1 (“[t]he applicant must first overcome the strong presumption counsel’s representation fell within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance.”). [¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
Jerod E. Tufte Daniel J. Crothers Lisa Fair McEvers Jon J. Jensen
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