Legal Opinion

Brewer v. State

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided March 13, 2019No. 20180254PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Tufte, Justice.

*91 [¶1] The State appeals from a district court order finding Michael Brewer had received ineffective assistance of counsel and granting him a new trial. At trial, Brewer's attorney did not object to evidence that was likely inadmissible under N.D.R.Ev. 404(b). We affirm the district court's order.

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[¶2] Brewer was convicted of two counts of Gross Sexual Imposition ("GSI"). He appealed the judgment of conviction, and this Court affirmed the judgment. See State v. Brewer , 2017 ND 95 , 893 N.W.2d 184 . Both victims of the GSI counts, J.L. and G.H., were minors. Three interviews…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. MedinaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Heckelsmiller v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Garcia v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
  5. State v. ThompsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010

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3Cited by17 opinions

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