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2017 ND 65

Roe v. State

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided March 30, 2017

North Dakota Supreme Court · decided 2017-03-30

Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently June 2023

6 state decisions

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Decided 2017-03-30

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McEvers, Justice,

¶1concurring.

¶2[¶ 15] I agree with and have signed with the majority. I write separately to note *750that it would be nearly impossible for a petitioner to succeed on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim based on the attorney’s alleged errors at a preliminary hearing after being found guilty by jury when counsel was not found to be ineffective at trial. The burden of proof required to convict, beyond a reasonable doubt, is quantum leaps higher than the burden of proof at a preliminary hearing, which only requires probable cause. Absent a showing by Roe there was no probable cause for the charges at the preliminary hearing, his allegations fail regardless of any alleged errors by his attorney.

¶3[¶ 16] Lisa Fair McEvers

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