Justice JIM RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court.
¶ 1 James Watson (Watson) appeals from an order entered by the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, denying his petition for postconviction relief. We reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.
¶ 2 We address the following issue on appeal: Whether the District Court erred in determining that Watson's ineffective assistance of counsel claim was record-based and should have...
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