Bentz v. State

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Court Description: District court judgment denying post-conviction relief is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).



IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2014 ND 217

Rustin Dale Bentz, Petitioner and Appellant
v.
State of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee

No. 20140138

Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Cynthia Feland, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Mark T. Blumer, P.O. Box 7340, Fargo, N.D. 58106, for petitioner and appellant; submitted on brief.
Alexander J. Stock, Assistant State's Attorney, and Tessa M. Vaagen, third-year law student, under the Rule on Limited Practice of Law by Law Students, Courthouse, 514 East Thayer Avenue, Bismarck, N.D. 58501, for respondent and appellee; submitted on brief.

Bentz v. StateNo. 20140138

Per Curiam.

[¶1] Rustin Bentz appeals from a district court order denying his application for post-conviction relief. Bentz claims he is entitled to post-conviction relief because his counsel failed to adequately explain the terms of his plea agreement and the sentences imposed against him. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2), concluding the district court did not err in dismissing Bentz's application for post-conviction relief, after an evidentiary hearing.

[¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
Dale V. Sandstrom
Daniel J. Crothers
Lisa Fair McEvers
Carol Ronning Kapsner

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