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State v. Lefthand

Docket No. 19930362
Oral Argument: Thursday, September 22, 1994 1:30pm

Docket Info

Title
State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Michael Shane Lefthand, Defendant and Appellant
Case Type
CRIMINAL APPEAL : HOMICIDE
Appeal From
Case No. 93-221
East Central Judicial District, Cass County
Norman J. Backes
523 N.W.2d 063

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Briefs

Filing Date Description
06/09/1994 APPELLANT BRIEF (NO ATA)
07/26/1994 APPELLEE BRIEF

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLANT COURT APPOINTED Leslie Johnson Aldrich - 04014
APPELLEE ASST. STATE'S ATTORNEY David D Hagler - 04696

(Note: Attachments may not be available for recently filed cases and/or confidential documents.)

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 11/15/1993 NOTICE OF APPEAL (filed by Steven D. Mottinger) : 11/08/1993
2 11/15/1993 NOTICE OF APPEAL (filed by Michael Lefthand, pro se) : 11/08/1993
3 12/02/1993 Transcript Order (letter)
4 12/02/1993 RETENTION OF RECORD ON APPEAL : 12/25/1993
5 12/23/1993 MOTION EXT/TIME TRANSCRIPT (court reporter)
6 12/23/1993 ACTION BY TRIAL COURT - GRANTED : 02/02/1994
7 12/23/1993 Copy of letter from Mr. Lefthand to Court Reporter
8 12/23/1993 dated 12-16-93 RE: Request for trans. & acknowledgment of
9 12/23/1993 poverty
10 12/23/1993 "Notice of Motion to Remove Public Defender"
11 12/29/1993 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT - DENIED
12 12/29/1993 (Mot. denied inasmuch as it is to be presented in the
13 12/29/1993 first instance to the trial court)
14 01/06/1994 Letter from Mr. Lefthand regarding "Mot/Public/Defender
15 01/06/1994 TRANSCRIPT DATED 8-9-93; 9-2-93; 10-11-93; 10-20-93;
16 01/06/1994 10-25-93; 10-26-93; 10-27-93; and 10-28-93
17 01/10/1994 RECORD ON APPEAL, Trans. of Preliminary Hearing, & Exhibits
18 01/10/1994 (Not sent were Entry # 109, 110, 111, 112, & 113--State's
19 01/10/1994 Exhibits 3,6,7,8 & 11) NOTE: Several envelopes are
20 01/10/1994 marked "Sealed"
21 01/14/1994 COPY OF NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER REMOVING PUBLIC DEFENDER &
22 01/14/1994 COPY OF ORDER DATED 1-13-94
23 01/21/1994 SUPPLEMENTAL CLERK'S CERT DATED 1-19-94 (Entry Nos. 135-138a)
24 01/21/1994 Letter from Michael Lefthand indicating address change (memo)
25 01/21/1994 Copy of letter from Michael Lefthand to court reporter
26 03/17/1994 S.CT. NOT. OF DISMISSAL/FAILURE TO PROCEED - RESPDUE : 04/06/1994
27 04/08/1994 Letter dated 4-04-94 from Michael Lefthand (copies made)
28 04/13/1994 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT
29 04/18/1994 Letter from Mr. Hagler dated 4-15-94 requesting copy of Mr.
30 04/18/1994 Lefthand's letter of 4-4-94
31 04/22/1994 Letter from Mr. Lefthand dated 4-19-94 advising that he can't
32 04/22/1994 prepare a brief by 5-2-94 and that he will attempt to
33 04/22/1994 seek relief through the federal court system.
34 05/04/1994 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF
35 05/04/1994 Notice of Leslie's Johnson's Court appointment
36 05/05/1994 STATE'S RESPONSE TO MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
37 05/11/1994 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (ext. to June 10) - GRANTED : 06/10/1994
38 05/18/1994 Letter from Mr. Lefthand dated 5-15-94 requesting a copy of
39 05/18/1994 the Order dated 5-11-94 (copy sent to him on 5-19-94)
40 06/09/1994 APPELLANT BRIEF (NO ATA)
41 06/24/1994 APPELLANT APPENDIX (missing NOA)
42 06/27/1994 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF w/Aff. in Support
43 06/27/1994 ACTION BY CLERK (placed on Sept. Term) - GRANTED : 07/23/1994
44 06/30/1994 Copies of NOA (inserted in Appendices)
45 07/26/1994 APPELLEE BRIEF
46 09/22/1994 APPEARANCES: Alisha L. Ankers; David D. Hagler, Assistant
47 09/22/1994 State's Attorney
48 09/22/1994 ARGUED: Ankers; Hagler (Vol. U, pg. 36)
49 09/29/1994 Letter of Michael Lefthand dated 9/23/94 informing this Court
50 09/29/1994 that a "Motion to Remove Public Defender for Cause" was
51 09/29/1994 recently filed in the trial court to prevent Leslie
52 09/29/1994 Johnson from acting as appeal counsel
53 10/03/1994 MOTION TO STRIKE PUBLIC DEFENDER APPEAL BRIEF
54 10/03/1994 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE - DENIED
55 10/04/1994 Copies of Penny's letter dated 10-4-94, Motion to Strike
56 10/04/1994 Public Defender's Appeal Brief, Letter from Penny dated
57 10/04/1994 9-30-94, and letter from Mr. Lefthand dated 9-23-94
58 10/04/1994 distributed to Justices & law clerk for their information
59 10/10/1994 Motion to Remove Public Defender for Cause
60 10/10/1994 APPELLANT'S REQUEST TO DISMISS APPEAL
61 10/12/1994 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (request to - DENIED
62 10/12/1994 dismiss appeal)
63 10/14/1994 Original & 2 copies of Appellant's Request to Dismiss Appeal
64 10/14/1994 (Same as the Request to Dismiss Appeal filed 10-10-94)
65 10/24/1994 APPELLANT'S ADVISORY AND SECOND REQUEST TO
66 10/24/1994 DISMISS APPEAL
67 10/26/1994 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT - DENIED
68 10/26/1994 (NOTE: Ct. adhered to earlier action)
69 10/27/1994 DISPOSITION
70 10/27/1994 SPLIT OPINION : Sandstrom, Dale V. View
71 10/27/1994 (Specially concurring) : Levine, Beryl J.
72 10/31/1994 ORDER/JUDGMENT MAILED TO PARTIES
73 11/03/1994 Letter dated 10-18-94 from Michael Lefthand w/attachments
74 11/03/1994 (NOTE: his envelope was postmarked 10-31-94
75 11/18/1994 MANDATE
76 04/11/2004 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed