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Michael Keondre SMITH, Petitioner and Appellant v. STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee

North Dakota Supreme Court2019-02-21No. No. 20180276
923 N.W.2d 149

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[¶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 counsels 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 counsels representation fell within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance.). [¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.

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