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State v. Austin

Docket No. 20060022
Oral Argument: Monday, December 18, 2006 9:30am

Docket Info

Title
State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Shawn David Austin, Defendant and Appellant
Case Type
CRIMINAL APPEAL : SEXUAL OFFENSE
Appeal From
Case No. 05-K-00042
South Central Judicial District, McLean County
Donald L. Jorgensen
2007 ND 30727 N.W.2d 790
Oral Argument 12/18/2006

Highlight

Expert testimony is admissible when specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact in understanding the evidence or determining a fact in issue. Whether expert testimony is useful falls within the district court's discretion, and the decision whether to allow the testimony will not be reversed on appeal unless the district court has abused its discretion.
A defendant claiming ineffective assistance of counsel must prove that the counsel's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and that the defendant was prejudiced by counsel's deficient performance.

Briefs

Filing Date Description
09/13/2006 APPELLANT BRIEF View
11/16/2006 APPELLEE BRIEF View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLANT COURT APPOINTED Benjamin C Pulkrabek - 02908
APPELLEE STATE'S ATTORNEY Ladd Ronald Erickson - 05220

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 01/20/2006 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 01/18/2006
2 01/20/2006 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 01/18/2006
3 01/24/2006 Acknowledgement of Order for Transcripts
4 01/24/2006 RETENTION OF RECORD ON APPEAL : 03/09/2006
5 03/08/2006 TRANSCRIPTS DATED June 30, 2005, August 15, 2005, September 1, 2005, October 13-14, 2005,
6 03/08/2006 and December 28, 2005
7 03/08/2006 DISK - Disks of TRAs (6-30-05, 9-1-05, 10-13&14-05, 12-28-05)
8 03/10/2006 RECORD ON APPEAL, incl. Presentence Investigation, TRA dated 4-06-05), Not rec'd were:
9 03/10/2006 Clerk's Cert. Nos. 39 (State's Ex. 5-VCR Tape); 46 (State's Ex. 5-VCR Tape); 47 (Def. Ex. 4 & 6-
10 03/10/2006 2 CD Tapes); 48 (Def. ex. 2-Large Tagboard/pg. 23 of Preliminary Hearing)
11 04/07/2006 Corrected cover page & page 2 for the Transcript original dated 8-12-05 but now dated 8-15-05
12 04/07/2006 DISK - tra (8-15-05)
13 04/07/2006 Transcript dated 8-12-05
14 04/07/2006 DISK - tra (8-12-05)
15 04/11/2006 MOTION TO STAY APPEAL
16 04/11/2006 E-FILED MOTION
17 04/11/2006 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (Mot/Stay/Appeal) - Granted
18 04/11/2006 STAY PENDING disposition of post-conviction relief proceedings
19 05/25/2006 Substitution of Counsel - Benjamin C. Pulkrabek replaced Todd Schwarz as counsel for AT
20 06/30/2006 Supplemental Clerk's Certificate dated 6-29-06 (Entry Nos. 68-76)
21 07/07/2006 MOT. EXT/TIME TRANSCRIPT - reset due to appeal in 20060194 re post-conviction relief - Granted : 08/25/2006
22 07/07/2006 ACTION BY CLERK (MTR) - Granted : 08/25/2006
23 08/07/2006 TRANSCRIPT DATED May 30, 2006
24 08/08/2006 DISK - tra (5-30-06)
25 08/23/2006 Supplemental Clerk's Certificate dated 8-22-06 (Entry Nos. 80-85) (Not rec'd: Nos. 77-79)
26 09/13/2006 APPELLANT BRIEF View
27 09/13/2006 APPELLANT APPENDIX
28 09/18/2006 Supplemental Clerk's Certificate dated 9-15-06 (Entry Nos. 77-79)
29 09/20/2006 DISK - ATB
30 10/12/2006 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF
31 10/12/2006 E-FILED MOTION (MAE)
32 10/13/2006 ACTION BY CLERK (MAE) (Granted w/understanding OA in December) - Granted : 11/16/2006
33 11/16/2006 APPELLEE BRIEF View
34 11/17/2006 DISK - AEB
35 12/18/2006 APPEARANCES: Benjamin C. Pulkrabek; Ladd R. Erickson
36 12/18/2006 ARGUED: Pulkrabek; Erickson
37 12/18/2006 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
38 02/28/2007 DISPOSITION
39 02/28/2007 UNANIMOUS OPINION : Sandstrom, Dale V. View
40 03/01/2007 Judgment Mailed to Parties
41 03/12/2007 PETITION FOR REHEARING View
42 03/12/2007 DISK - PER
43 03/22/2007 ACTION BY SUPREME COURT - Denied
44 04/02/2007 MANDATE
45 04/04/2007 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
46 05/11/2016 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed