State v. Shipton

VandeWalle, Chief Justice.

[¶1] Dennis Gene Shipton appealed from district court orders summarily dismissing his petition for a writ of error coram nobis and his motion to reconsider. We affirm.

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[¶2] In April 1993, Shipton pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver and possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. Pursuant to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 19, the case files were destroyed in 2007. Shipton filed a petition for a writ of error coram nobis on October 22, 2018. The petition alleged violations of the Fifth Amendment and ineffective assistance of counsel…