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6 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO
7 STATE OF NEW MEXICO,
8 Plaintiff-Appellee,
9 v. NO. 29,035
10 JAMES HENRY ICKSTADT,
11 Defendant-Appellant.
12 APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF DONA ANA COUNTY
13 Stephen Bridgforth, District Judge
14 Gary K. King, Attorney General
15 Santa Fe, NM
16 for Appellee
17 Hugh W. Dangler, Chief Public Defender
18 Will O’Connell, Assistant Appellate Defender
19 Santa Fe, NM
20 for Appellant
21 MEMORANDUM OPINION
22 KENNEDY, Judge.
23 Defendant appeals his conviction for aggravated driving while under the
1 influence and careless driving after a jury trial arguing that he received ineffective
2 assistance of counsel. [DS 2-3] Defendant raises this issue pursuant to State v.
3 Franklin, 78 N.M. 127, 129, 428 P.2d 982, 984 (1967), and State v. Boyer, 103 N.M.
4 655, 658-60, 712 P.2d 1, 4-6 (Ct. App. 1985). [Id. 4] We issued a calendar notice
5 proposing to summarily affirm Defendant’s conviction. Defendant filed a timely
6 memorandum in opposition and motion to amend the docketing statement. After due
7 consideration, we deny the motion to amend and affirm.
8 DISCUSSION
9 Untimely Notice of Appeal
10 The docketing statement raised one issue, that Defendant received ineffective
11 assistance of counsel because trial counsel failed to file a timely notice of appeal. [DS
12 3] As noted in our calendar notice, a late notice of appeal would not prevent this Court
13 from reaching the merits of Defendant’s appeal. See State v. Duran, 105 N.M. 231,
14 232, 731 P.2d 374, 375 (Ct. App. 1986) (holding that there is a conclusive
15 presumption of ineffective assistance of counsel when the notice of appeal is not filed
16 within the time limit required). We remain persuaded that summary affirmance is
17 appropriate on this issue.
18 Motion to Amend
19 Defendant seeks to raise additional issues, also pursuant to Franklin and Boyer,
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1 concerning his claim that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. [MIO 1-2] A
2 motion to amend the docketing statement may only be granted if it is timely and if the
3 issues are viable. See State v. Moore, 109 N.M. 119, 128-30, 782 P.2d 91, 100-102
4 (Ct. App. 1989), overruled on other grounds by State v. Salgado, 112 N.M. 537, 817
5 P.2d 730 (Ct. App. 1991).
6 Defendant claims that he received ineffective assistance of counsel because he
7 was incompetent to stand trial and trial counsel failed to raise the issue of his
8 competency. [MIO 4-9] Based on the record before us, Defendant has not made a
9 prima facie case for ineffective assistance of counsel. See State v. Aker,
10 2005-NMCA-063, ¶ 34, 137 N.M. 561, 113 P.3d 384 (stating that to establish a prima
11 facie case of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must show both that (1)
12 counsel’s performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness, and (2) that
13 the defendant suffered prejudice). Defendant’s assertion that he was incompetent at
14 the time of the trial because he was on prescription painkillers is not a matter of
15 record. Although Defendant claims that evidence existed to raise reasonable doubt
16 about his competency to stand trial, [MIO 9] we are not persuaded. The only incident
17 mentioned in his response is that Defendant became agitated during jury deliberations
18 and demanded his medication. [Id. 4] We are not persuaded that this incident, which
19 in any event is not of record, was sufficient to raise reasonable doubt as to
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1 Defendant’s competency such that trial counsel’s performance was deficient for
2 failing to request a competency hearing. [MIO 4-7]
3 Because there is no indication in the record that trial counsel had reason to
4 believe that Defendant was incompetent, we also are not persuaded that trial counsel
5 was ineffective because she did not question prospective jurors about their attitudes
6 about narcotics or request jury instructions that addressed Defendant’s use of
7 narcotics. [MIO 7-9] Trial counsel is not ineffective for failing to make a motion that
8 is not supported by the record. State v. Chandler, 119 N.M. 727, 735, 895 P.2d 249,
9 257 (Ct. App. 1995). Thus, we conclude that the ineffective assistance of counsel
10 claim is not viable. Accordingly, we deny Defendant’s motion to amend the
11 docketing statement. Defendant must pursue this issue, if at all, in a habeas corpus
12 proceeding. See State v. Telles, 1999-NMCA-013, ¶ 25, 126 N.M. 593, 973 P.2d 845;
13 State v. Martinez, 1996-NMCA-109, ¶ 25, 122 N.M. 476, 927 P.2d 31 (stating that
14 “[t]his Court has expressed its preference for habeas corpus proceedings over remand
15 when the record on appeal does not establish a prima facie case”).
16 CONCLUSION
17 For these reasons, we deny Defendant’s motion to amend the docketing
18 statement and affirm.
19 IT IS SO ORDERED.
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1 ___________________________________
2 RODERICK T. KENNEDY, Judge
3 WE CONCUR:
4 ___________________________
5 JONATHAN B. SUTIN, Judge
6 ___________________________
7 LINDA M. VANZI, Judge
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