State v. Kusy - Calendar

10:45am

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

20120377

State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Cynthia F. Kusy, Defendant and Appellant

Appeal from:

Northeast Central Judicial District, Grand Forks County, Judge Debbie Gordon Kleven, 18-2011-CR-02057

Nature of Action:

Sexual Offense

Counsel:

Appellant:		David Neil Ogren
Appellee:		Carmell Faye Mattison , Asst. State's Attorney

Issues:

Appellant's Statement of the Issues:
Did the Assistant State's Attorney's office engage in prosecutorial misconduct when he improperly said that E. B. was abducted from his mother's home which denied Ms. Kusy her right to a fair trial?

Appellee's Statement of the Issues:
Whether the trial court abused its discretion by permitting the State to use the word "abducted" when describing Appellant's actions during the State's opening statement.

Briefs:

Case Summary
Appellant Brief

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