Hanson v. State

¶1 Dale Michael Hanson appeals from an order entered by the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County, grantingthe State’s motion to dismiss his petition for postconviction relief with prejudice as a sanction for his failure to appear at three noticed depositions. We affirm.

¶2 A restatement of the dispositive issue on appeal is:

Did the District Court abuse its discretion by dismissing Hanson’s petition for postconviction relief?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 This is a postconviction proceeding. However, the facts underlying Hanson’s convictions are also at issue. Hanson and his…