Johnson v. State

[¶ 1] Robert L. Johnson appealed from an order denying his applications for post-conviction relief from convictions entered upon pleas of guilty to two charges of class C felony endangering by fire. We conclude the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to allow Johnson to withdraw the guilty pleas or in rejecting his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] On October 6, 1997, Johnson pled guilty to charges that he started two fires at the North Dakota State Penitentiary where he was incarcerated. In the first incident, Johnson admitted that he threw ignited…