Case Name: Martin Thomas BLACKCLOUD a/k/a Martin Thomas Black Cloud, Petitioner and Appellant v. STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee
Court: North Dakota Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: North Dakota
Decision Date: 2019-06-27
Citations: 929 N.W.2d 539
Docket Number: No. 20190029
Parties: Martin Thomas BLACKCLOUD a/k/a Martin Thomas Black Cloud, Petitioner and Appellant
v.
STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee
Judges: 
Reporter: North Western Reporter 2d
Volume: 929
Pages: 539–540

Head Matter:
Martin Thomas BLACKCLOUD a/k/a Martin Thomas Black Cloud, Petitioner and Appellant
v.
STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee
No. 20190029
Supreme Court of North Dakota.
Filed June 27, 2019
Scott O. Diamond, Fargo, ND, for petitioner and appellant; submitted on brief.
Julie A. Lawyer, Burleigh County State's Attorney, Bismarck, ND, for respondent and appellee; submitted on brief.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
[¶1] Martin Blackcloud, also known as Martin Black Cloud, appeals from a district court order denying his application for post-conviction relief. Blackcloud's conviction for gross sexual imposition was affirmed in State v. Blackcloud , 2015 ND 108, 865 N.W.2d 124. On this appeal Blackcloud argues the district court erred in denying his application for post-conviction relief. The application alleged newly discovered evidence exists which would impeach the trial testimony and show Blackcloud did not engage in the charged conduct. The district court conducted an evidentiary hearing and denied Blackcloud's application.
[¶2] The district court's findings of fact are not clearly erroneous, and evidence supports the district court's finding the evidence was not newly discovered and would not result in an acquittal. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).
[¶3] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
Daniel J. Crothers
Jerod E. Tufte
Jon J. Jensen
Lisa Fair McEvers