Case Name: Robert Duane BEETER, Petitioner and Appellant v. STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee
Court: North Dakota Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: North Dakota
Decision Date: 2018-06-05
Citations: 911 N.W.2d 886
Docket Number: No. 20180032
Parties: Robert Duane BEETER, Petitioner and Appellant
v.
STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee
Judges: 
Reporter: North Western Reporter 2d
Volume: 911
Pages: 886–887

Head Matter:
Robert Duane BEETER, Petitioner and Appellant
v.
STATE of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee
No. 20180032
Supreme Court of North Dakota.
Filed June 5, 2018
Laura C. Ringsak, Bismarck, N.D., for petitioner and appellant; submitted on brief.
Ashlei A. Neufeld, Assistant State's Attorney, Minot, N.D., for respondent and appellee; submitted on brief.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
[¶ 1] Robert Beeter appeals from a district court judgment summarily dismissing his application for post-conviction relief. Beeter argues that the district court erred by concluding his application was barred by the statute of limitations. He contends the 2017 amendment to N.D.C.C. § 19-03.1-23(1)(a)(2) is a new interpretation of law and the district court should have retroactively applied it to his case. See N.D.C.C. § 29-32.1-01(3)(a)(3). We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(7), concluding Beeter's application was time-barred. See State v. Iverson , 2006 ND 193, ¶ 6-8, 721 N.W.2d 396 (denying retroactive application of statute that became effective after final conviction).
[¶ 2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
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