Friesz v. State

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Filed 1/23/20 by Clerk of Supreme Court IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2020 ND 2 Rodney Harold Friesz, Petitioner and Appellant v. State of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee No. 20190178 Appeal from the District Court of Morton County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable David E. Reich, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Laura C. Ringsak, Bismarck, ND, for petitioner and appellant; submitted on brief. Gabrielle J. Goter, Assistant State’s Attorney, Mandan, ND, for respondent and appellee; submitted on brief. Friesz v. State No. 20190178 Per Curiam. [¶1] Rodney Friesz appeals from a district court order denying his application for post-conviction relief. Following an evidentiary hearing, the court determined Friesz failed to satisfy the Strickland test for ineffective assistance of counsel. Strickland v. Washington, 104 S.Ct. 2052 (1984). We conclude the court did not clearly err in denying Friesz’s application for post-conviction relief. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2). [¶2] Jon J. Jensen, C.J. Lisa Fair McEvers Gerald W. VandeWalle Daniel J. Crothers Jerod E. Tufte 1

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