WRIGHT v. STATE

No. 20040304.

707 N.W.2d 242 (2005)

2005 ND 217

Peter J. WRIGHT, Petitioner and Appellee, v. STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

Rehearing Denied January 31, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Anthony Beauchene, Fargo, N.D., for petitioner and appellee.

Mark Rainer Boening (argued), Assistant State's Attorney, and Charles B. Neff, Jr. (appeared), third-year law student, under the Rule on Limited Practice of Law by Law Students, Fargo, N.D., for respondent and appellant.


SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] The State of North Dakota appealed from an order granting Peter Wright's application for post-conviction relief and ordering a new trial. We reverse and remand, concluding Wright failed to demonstrate he was prejudiced by the alleged ineffective assistance of his trial counsel.

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[¶ 2] In January 2000, Wright was working at Dakota Boys Ranch, a coeducational residential facility for troubled youth in Fargo. On...

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