¶1Filed 3/15/17 by Clerk of Supreme Court
¶2IN THE SUPREME COURT
¶3STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
¶11Steven Duane Evans, Petitioner and Appellant
¶13v.
¶15State of North Dakota, Respondent and Appellee
¶19No. 20160345
¶23Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable James S. Hill, Judge.
¶25AFFIRMED.
¶27Per Curiam.
¶29Scott O. Diamond, 3523 45th Street South, Suite 100, Fargo, N.D. 58104, for petitioner and appellant; on brief.
¶31Julie A. Lawyer, Burleigh County Assistant State’s Attorney, 514 East Thayer Avenue, Bismarck, N.D. 58501, for respondent and appellee; on brief.
¶32Evans v. State
¶33No. 20160345
¶35Per Curiam.
¶36[¶1] Steven Evans appeals a district court order denying his application for post-
¶37conviction relief. In 2014, a jury found Evans guilty of aggravated assault, attempted simple assault on a peace officer, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. In 2015, Evans applied for post-conviction relief, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel. After an evidentiary hearing, the district court denied his post-
¶38conviction relief application. Evans argues he received ineffective assistance of counsel and was prejudiced because his trial attorney failed to follow his directions regarding a trial defense related to a stun gun, failed to convey a plea offer, and failed to advise him of his due process rights in regards to juror contact with a witness. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).
¶39[¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
¶40Jerod E. Tufte
¶41Carol Ronning Kapsner
¶42Daniel J. Crothers
¶43Lisa Fair McEvers