Roe v. State

Tufte, Justice.

[¶ 1] Barry Roe appeals a district court order denying his application for post-conviction relief in which he alleged he received ineffective assistance of counsel from two attorneys who represented him at different stages of his criminal case. We affirm, concluding Roe was not prejudiced by his counsels’ representation.

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[¶ 2] The State charged Roe with two counts of gross sexual imposition. The State’s evidence included forensic interview statements by three children, two of whom alleged sexual abuse by Roe. During the preliminary hearing, a detective testified to what the…