State v. Christensen

Dean Gary Christensen filed a petition for post-conviction relief in the District Court for the Fifteenth Judicial District in Sheridan County. The District Court dismissed the petition based on its conclusion that post-conviction relief is only available to persons adjudged guilty of an offense in a court of record. Christensen was convicted of reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle while an habitual traffic offender in the City Court for the City of Plentywood. That court is not a court of record. Christensen appeals the order of the District Court. We reverse and remand.

The issue…