Leger v. State

Opinion

MORTENSEN, Judge:

¶1 After Victim accused Nicholas J. Leger of beating, strangling, and raping her, Leger pled guilty to attempted aggravated sexual assault. Five years later, Leger petitioned for post-conviction relief, which the district court denied. Because we agree with the district court that the claims made in the petition were either time-barred or meritless, we- affirm the court’s denial of the petition.

BACKGROUND

¶2 In November of 2007, Victim and Leger walked into a grocery store to buy cigarettes. Victim’s face was red, bruised, and swollen; her lip was cut and swollen; and…