Leavitt v. State
North Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
Crothers, Justice.
[¶ 1] Heather Leavitt appeals from a district court order summarily dismissing her application for post-conviction relief. Heather Leavitt argues the district court erred in summarily dismissing her application because she received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the district court’s order.
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[¶ 2] In 2014 a jury convicted Heather Leavitt of attempted murder. Her conviction was affirmed in State v. Leavitt, 2015 ND 146, 864 N.W.2d 472. There we summarized the facts of the underlying case as follows:
“On February 1, 2014, Timothy Leavitt woke up to being stabbed by…
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