Legal Opinion

Morales v. State

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided May 16, 2019No. 20180408PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Tufte, Justice.

[¶1] Edward Morales appeals from a district court order summarily dismissing his application for post-conviction relief. Morales conditionally pled guilty to causing his wife's death while operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol in violation of N.D.C.C. § 39-08-01.2(1). He applied for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court summarily dismissed the application, reasoning that Morales had raised only conclusory allegations and generic claims. We affirm the district court's order.

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[¶2] Morales was driving a…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Klose v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Ude v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2009
  5. Bahtiraj v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2013

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  5. Wootan v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2023

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