[¶ 1] Kеnneth Murchison appeals the district court order summarily denying his application for post-conviction relief. We conclude Murchison failed to establish he received ineffective assistance of counsel in his direct appeal. The other issues Murchison based his application for post-conviction relief upon are barred by res judi-cata or are without merit. Accordingly, we affirm.
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[¶ 2] Kenneth Murchison was convicted of the felony offense of assault on a correctional institution employee, and the judgment was entered on November 3, 2003. Represented by an attorney, Murchison appealed his conviction arguing he was
[¶ 3] In July 2010, Murchison filed an application for post-conviction relief in the district court. Murchison argued his due process rights were violated because the arraignment, preliminary hearing, pretrial hearing, and triаl were held on the same day. Murchison claimed he was denied the right to a speedy trial. Murchison argued the trial judge abused her discretion by not accepting a plea bargain and by refusing to recuse herself after Murchison claimed she had once prosecuted him. Finally, Murchison argued he received ineffective assistance of counsel during his trial and during his appeal to this Court. The State moved for summary judgment and dismissal of Murchison’s application for post-conviction rеlief. The district court granted the State’s motion, and Murchison appealed.
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[¶ 4] An application for post-conviction relief may be denied because of res judicata: “An application for postconviction relief may bе denied on the ground that the same claim or claims were fully and finally determined in a previous proceeding.” N.D.C.C. § 29-32.1-12(1). Res judicata is an affirmative defense to be pleaded by the State. N.D.C.C. § 29-32.1-12(3).
[¶ 5] In the post-conviction relief proceedings, the Stаte argued the pretrial procedures and the claims the trial judge was biased were already adjudicated on Murсhison’s direct appeal. Citing
Murchison,
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[¶ 6] Murchison argued he was denied his right tо a speedy trial. The State argued Murchison’s claim was without legal or factual merit, and the district court concluded Murchison had not been denied his right to a speedy trial.
[¶ 7] Under the Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Act, “Within ninety days after the
receipt
of the request and certificate by the court and prosecuting official ... the indictment, information, or complaint must be brоught to trial.... ” N.D.C.C. § 29-33-03 (emphasis added). This Court has stated, “the trigger for the ninety-day period is when the prosecuting official and the cоurt in which the untried complaint is filed
receive
the inmate’s request for disposition of the detainer.”
State v. Ripley,
[¶ 8] Murchison argued he received ineffective assistance of counsel in his direct appeal before this Court, because his attorney did not sufficiently communicate with him, and his attorney waived oral argument.
To establish a claim of ineffective assistance оf counsel a defendant “has a heavy burden of proving (1) counsel’s representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness, and (2) the defendant was prejudiced by counsel’s deficient performance.” “Effectiveness of counsel is measured by an ‘objective standard of reasonableness’ considering ‘prevailing professionаl norms.’ ” To prevail on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, “[t]he defendant must first overcome the ‘strong рresumption that counsel’s conduct falls within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance.’ ” “Trial cоunsel’s conduct is presumed to be reasonable and courts consciously attempt to limit the distorting effect of hindsight.”
“To demonstrate prejudice, the defendant must establish a reasonable probability that, but for counsel’s unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different, and the defendant must specify how and where trial counsеl was incompetent and the probable different result.” “A reasonable probability is a probability sufficient to undermine сonfidence in the outcome.... ”
State v. Myers,
[¶ 9] Murchison failed to meet his heavy burden of proving ineffective assistance of cоunsel. Murchison claimed he did not receive the appellate briefs or this Court’s decision, but he failed to state how hе was prejudiced or how the result would have been any different. Further, his attorney’s decision to waive oral argument cannot alone be considered ineffective assistance of counsel. Because Murchison failed to demonstrаte he was prejudiced by his attorney’s conduct, the district court did not err in denying his application for post-convictiоn relief.
See Myers,
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[¶ 10] We have considered the other issues cited by the parties and deem them to be without merit or insufficiently raised, and they do not affect our disposition of this case. We affirm the district court order summarily denying Murchison’s application for post-conviction relief.