Arnold Nudah Rennie, Petitioner and Appellant v. State of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee (2024)

Per Curiam.

[¶1] Arnold Nudah Rennie appeals from a district court order denying his petition for postconviction relief. Rennie argues the court erred in denying his petition because he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. After a hearing, at which Rennie's trial counsel testified, the court found Rennie failed to establish his trial counsel's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and there was a reasonable probability that, but for the alleged errors of counsel, the outcome of trial would have been different.

[¶2] We conclude the district court's findings that Rennie failed to establish his trial counsel's performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and there was no prejudice to Rennie regarding the second prong of the Strickland test are not clearly erroneous. See Benter v. State, 2023 ND 215, ¶ 2, 997 N.W.2d 864. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

[¶3] Jon J. Jensen, C.J.

Daniel J. Crothers

Lisa Fair McEvers

Jerod E. Tufte

Douglas A. Bahr

Per Curiam.