Legal Opinion

Stewart v. State

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided March 30, 2017No. 20160253Published

1Opinion of the Court

VandeWalle, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Chace Stewart appealed from an order summarily denying his application for post-conviction relief. We conclude Stewart failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact that his counsel’s representa tion fell below an objective standard of reasonableness. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] In August 2013, the State charged Stewart with two counts of aggravated assault for alleged assaults against his mother and step-father. In December 2013, in conjunction with the two pending charges of aggravated assault, two petitions to revoke probation for earlier aggravated assault…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Garcia v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004

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