¶1Filed 4/12/17 by Clerk of Supreme Court
¶2IN THE SUPREME COURT
¶3STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
¶11Galen Paul Rufus, Plaintiff and Appellant
¶13v.
¶15State of North Dakota, Defendant and Appellee
¶19No. 20160445
¶23Appeal from the District Court of Ward County, North Central Judicial District, the Honorable Gary H. Lee, Judge.
¶25AFFIRMED.
¶27Per Curiam.
¶29Galen Rufus, self-represented, P.O. Box 5521, Bismarck, N.D. 58506-5521 and Benjamin C. Pulkrabek, 402 First Street Northwest, Mandan, N.D. 58554-3118, for plaintiff and appellant; submitted on brief.
¶31Kelly A. Dillon, Assistant State’s Attorney, P.O. Box 5005, Minot, N.D. 58702-5005, for defendant and appellee; submitted on brief.
¶32Rufus v. State
¶33No. 20160445
¶35Per Curiam.
¶36[¶1] Galen Rufus appeals from an order denying his application for postconviction relief alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. We conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Rufus’ motion to amend his application and did not err in rejecting his assertion that he received ineffective assistance from his trial counsel. We summarily affirm the order under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (4).
¶37[¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
¶38Lisa Fair McEvers
¶39Daniel J. Crothers
¶40Jerod E. Tufte
¶41Carol Ronning Kapsner