Title: Froistad v. Schmalenberger

State: north-dakota

Issuer: North Dakota Supreme Court

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Froistad v. Schmalenberger  Court Description: A district court order summarily dismissing Froistad's petition for postconviction relief is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(7). IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2013 ND 42 Larry Allen Froistad, Jr., Plaintiff and Appellant v. Robyn Schmalenberger, Warden, North Dakota State Penitentiary, Eddy Wilson, Warden, Wyoming State Penitentiary, Defendants and Appellees No. 20120381 Appeal from the District Court of Bowman County, Southwest Judicial District, the Honorable Zane Anderson, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Benjamin C. Pulkrabek, 402 1st Street NW, Mandan, ND 58554-3118, for plaintiff and appellant. James D. Gion, State's Attorney, 23 Main Avenue, P.O. Box 101, Regent, ND 58650-0101, for defendants and appellees. Froistad v. SchmalenbergerNo. 20120381 Per Curiam. [¶1] Larry Froistad appeals a district court order summarily denying his petition for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Froistad argues the State withheld exculpatory evidence and newly discovered evidence warrants a new trial. Froistad sought and was denied post-conviction relief after a full hearing. Denial of Froistad's requested relief was affirmed. Froistad v. State, 2002 ND 52, 641 N.W.2d 86 . We affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(7). Steen v. State, 2007 ND 123, ¶ 13, 736 N.W.2d 457 ("[M]isuse of process occurs when a post-conviction relief applicant 'presents a claim for relief which the applicant inexcusably failed to raise either in a proceeding leading to judgment of conviction and sentence or in a previous postconviction proceeding.'") (quotation omitted). [¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Daniel J. Crothers Mary Muehlen Maring Carol Ronning Kapsner Dale V. Sandstrom