Kirkpatrick v. State
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: A district court judgment denying postconviction relief is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).
IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2015 ND 49
Gene Carl Kirkpatrick, Petitioner and Appellant
v.
State of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee
No. 20140321
Appeal from the District Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District, the Honorable Steven L. Marquart, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Monty G. Mertz, Fargo Public Defender Office, 912-3rd Avenue South, Fargo, N.D. 58103-1707, for petitioner and appellant.
Birch P. Burdick, State's Attorney, P.O. Box 2806, Fargo, N.D. 58108-2806, for respondent and appellee.
Kirkpatrick v. StateNo. 20140321
Per Curiam.
[¶1] Gene Kirkpatrick appealed from a district court judgment denying his amended petition for postconviction relief. In 2011, Kirkpatrick was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit burglary, and his conviction was affirmed on appeal. State v. Kirkpatrick, 2012 ND 229, 822 N.W.2d 851. In 2014, he petitioned for postconviction relief, and the district court denied his amended petition after an evidentiary hearing. Kirkpatrick appealed, arguing the district court erred in denying postconviction relief because his trial attorney's conduct fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and he was prejudiced by his trial attorney's recommendation to not testify at trial. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).
[¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
Carol Ronning Kapsner
Dale V. Sandstrom
Daniel J. Crothers
Lisa Fair McEvers
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