Title: Comes v. State
Citation: 2014 ND 141
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State: north-dakota
Issuer: north-dakota Supreme Court
Date: July 14, 2014

Comes v. State Annotate this Case Court Description: Summary disposition of application for post-conviction relief is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(6). IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2014 ND 141 Marlon Leon Comes, Petitioner and Appellant v. State of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee No. 20140068 Appeal from the District Court of Ramsey County, Northeast Judicial District, the Honorable Donovan John Foughty, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Lee M. Grossman, P.O. Box 475, Valley City, N.D. 58072, for petitioner and appellant; submitted on brief. Lonnie Olson, State's Attorney, 524 4th Avenue Northeast, Unit 16, Devils Lake, N.D. 58301, for respondent and appellee; submitted on brief. Comes v. StateNo. 20140068 Per Curiam. [¶1] Marlon Leon Comes appeals from an order summarily dismissing his application for postconviction relief. [¶2] In 1996, Comes pled guilty to murder and robbery, and in Comes v. State, 2000 ND 142, 618 N.W.2d 724 , we affirmed the district court's denial of his first petition for postconviction relief. On April 25, 2013, Comes filed another petition for postconviction relief alleging: (1) he was denied effective assistance of counsel; (2) his guilty plea was "unlawfully induced or not made voluntarily," and (3) his conviction was "obtained by the unconstitutional failure of the prosecutor to disclose evidence favorable to the defendant." On January 21, 2014, the court granted summary disposition dismissing Comes' application, concluding claims (1) and (2) were barred by res judicata under N.D.C.C. § 29-32.1-12(1) and Comes failed to allege any facts to support claim (3) under N.D.C.C. § 29-32.1-09(3). [¶3] We summarily affirm the order under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(6). [¶4] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Carol Ronning Kapsner Lisa Fair McEvers Dale V. Sandstrom Daniel J. Crothers