Mascarena v. State

Chief Justice Mike McGrath delivered the Opinion of the Court.

***246¶1 Ronald Fermin Mascarena appeals from an order of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, dismissing his petition for postconviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the issue on appeal as follows:

*324Whether the District Court erred when it dismissed Mascarena's petition for postconviction relief.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶3 In 1999, Mascarena pleaded guilty to felony Partner or Family Member Assault (PFMA) and was required to register as a violent offender. In 2007,…