Legal Opinion

Thorstad v. State

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided April 10, 2018No. 20170427Published

1Per curiam

[¶ 1] Tanner Thorstad appealed from the district court's order summarily dismissing his application for post-conviction relief. Thorstad argues the court erred in summarily dismissing his application because he received ineffective assistance of counsel. He claims his attorney failed to properly present his plea agreement to the court and his sentence was harsher than the sentence he agreed to. The district court granted the State's motion to summarily dismiss, concluding Thorstad failed to present competent and admissible evidence to raise an issue of material fact and establish both prongs…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Leavitt v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2017

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