State v. Zink , 2010 ND 230 ( 2010 )


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  • Filed 12/2/10 by Clerk of Supreme Court

    IN THE SUPREME COURT

    STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

      

      

      

    2010 ND 223

      

      

      

    Joe R. Blurton, Petitioner and Appellant

      

    v.

      

    State of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee

      

      

      

    No. 20100182

      

      

      

    Appeal from the District Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District, the Honorable Steven L. Marquart, Judge.

      

    AFFIRMED.

      

    Per Curiam.

      

    Joe R. Blurton (on brief), self-represented, James River Correctional Center, 2521 Circle Drive, Jamestown, N.D. 58401, petitioner and appellant.

      

    Reid Alan Brady (on brief) and Cherie LaVonne Clark (on brief), Assistant State’s Attorneys, P.O. Box 2806, Fargo, N.D. 58108-2806, for respondent and appellee.

    Blurton v. State

    No. 20100182

      

    Per Curiam.

    [¶1] Joe Blurton appeals from an order denying his application for post-conviction relief following a conviction for gross sexual imposition.   See State v. Blurton , 2009 ND 144, 770 N.W.2d 231.  On appeal, he alleges: (1) prosecutorial misconduct; (2) ineffective assistance of counsel; (3) legal and factual innocence; (4) procedural errors and denial of due process; and (5) failure of the prosecution to disclose material exculpatory evidence.  We affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (6).

    [¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.

    Dale V. Sandstrom

    Daniel J. Crothers

    Mary Muehlen Maring

    Carol Ronning Kapsner