Osier v. State

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Mark Osier appealed from a district court order denying his application for post-conviction relief. We affirm, concluding Osier failed to establish he was prejudiced by his trial counsel’s alleged deficient performance.

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[¶ 2] In 1994, Osier was charged with multiple counts of gross sexual imposition (“GSI”) involving a minor under the age of 15 for alleged incidents involving his daughter, S.O.

[¶ 3] At Osier’s first jury trial, S.O. testified that Osier had repeatedly engaged in sexual acts with her and that she began placing a “swirl” mark on her calendar to…