State v. Keilen

20020064 State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Matthew Robert Keilen, Defendant and Appellant

Appeal from: District Court, East Central Judicial District, Cass County
Judge Ralph Robert Erickson
Nature of Action: Drugs/Contraband
Counsel:
Appellant: Larivee & Light
Appellee: Trent William Mahler , Asst. State's Attorney
Term: 06/2002   Argument: 06/25/2002  02:45pm
ND cite: 2002 ND 133
NW cite: 649 N.W.2d 224

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Issues: Appellant's Statement of the Issues:
1. Whether the District Court erroneously denied Appellants' Motion to Suppress because it held the community caretaking doctrine permits warrantless home entries by police officers in North Dakota.
2. Whether the District Court erroneously denied Appellants' Motion to Suppress because even if the community caretaking doctrine may justify warrantless home entries in North Dakota, the doctrine did not justify the warrantless home entry into Appellants' home.
3. Whether the District Court erred in denying the Motion to Suppress because the District Court made improper findings of fact based on information that was not in the record when it denied the Motion to Suppress.

Appellee's Statement of the Issues:
1) Whether the North Dakota Supreme Court should recognize a "community caretaker exception" to justify a warrantless entry into a home.
2) Whether the trial court correctly applied the "community caretaker exception" to the facts of this case.
3) Whether there was sufficient competent evidence to support the trial court's findings of fact.

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Docket entries:
103/06/2002 NOTICE OF APPEAL: 03/04/2002
203/06/2002 (This case is consolidated w/20020065 through 20020067. Make all docket entries, except
303/06/2002 DIS/MAN, in this case.)
403/08/2002 AMENDED JOINT NOTICE OF APPEAL
504/03/2002 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT: 04/02/2002
604/03/2002 RETENTION OF RECORD ON APPEAL: 05/22/2002
704/15/2002 APPELLANT BRIEF
804/15/2002 APPELLANT APPENDIX
904/16/2002 DISK - ATB
1005/14/2002 MOTION FOR DISMISSAL OF APPEAL. RspDue: 05/14/2002
1105/14/2002 MOTION TO STRIKE FROM RECORD ON APPEAL. RspDue: 05/24/2002
1205/20/2002 TRANSCRIPT DATED February 25, 2002
1305/20/2002 DISK - TRA (2-25-02)(e-mailed)
1405/22/2002 Appellant's Reply to State's Motion to Dismiss & Aff./Serv.
1505/22/2002 Appellant's Reply to State's Motion to Strike from Record on Appeal & Aff./Serv.
1605/22/2002 RECORD ON APPEAL with separates 47 & 48 (transcripts)
1705/22/2002 Record on appeal for 20020065 filed in that case
1805/29/2002 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF (no MAE)
1905/29/2002 ACTION BY CLERK (AEB due no later than 6-07-02) (sua sponte). Granted: 06/07/2002
2005/29/2002 MOT. EXT/TIME REPLY BRIEF (no MRY)
2105/29/2002 ACTION BY CLERK (RYB due no later than above date) (sua sponte). Granted: 06/21/2002
2205/29/2002 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (re Motion to Strike from Record on Appeal). Granted
2305/29/2002 NO ACTION TAKEN (Mot. to Dismiss will be heard with the merits)
2405/29/2002 Order Mailed to Parties
2505/29/2002 Records on Appeal for 20020066 & 20020067 filed in those cases
2606/05/2002 APPELLEE BRIEF
2706/06/2002 DISK - AEB
2806/19/2002 REPLY BRIEF
2906/20/2002 DISK - RYB
3006/25/2002 APPEARANCES: Steven M. Light, with Mr. Light was Jesse Lange, law clerk; Trent W. Mahler
3106/25/2002 ARGUED: Light; Mahler (Vol. Y; Page 9)
3206/25/2002 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
3308/15/2002 DISPOSITION: REVERSED AND REMANDED
3408/15/2002 UNANIMOUS OPINION: Kapsner, Carol Ronning
3508/16/2002 Judgment Mailed to Parties
3609/10/2002 MANDATE
3709/10/2002 Corrected/Substitute Opinion Page 4
3809/12/2002 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
3907/10/2008 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed

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