State v. Sorenson
Docket No. 20080132
Oral Argument:
Friday, May 1, 2009 1:30pm
Docket Info
- Title
- State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Tamara Sorenson, Defendant and Appellant - Case Type
- CRIMINAL APPEAL : HOMICIDE
- Appeal From
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Case No. 07-K-00151
Southeast Judicial District, Wells County
James M. Bekken
2009 ND 147770 N.W.2d 701
Oral Argument
5/1/2009
Highlight
Statements made during a jail phone call to friends and relatives are not testimonial statements, and Sixth Amendment confrontation rights do not apply.
Extreme emotional disturbance is a mitigating circumstance and not a defense to the crime of murder.
A warrantless trash search violates an individual's Fourth Amendment rights if there is a subjective expectation of privacy in the trash that society accepts as objectively reasonable.
An individual is denied due process when defects in procedure might lead to a denial of justice.
Insufficient evidence to support a conviction exists only when, after reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict and giving the benefit of all inferences reasonably to be drawn in favor of the verdict, no rational fact finder could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
(Note: Attachments may not be available for recently filed cases and/or confidential documents.)
| Seq. # | Filing Date | Description | Attachment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06/06/2008 | NOTICE OF APPEAL : 05/21/2008 | |
| 2 | 06/06/2008 | ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 05/21/2008 | |
| 3 | 06/13/2008 | This matter is consolidated w/20080134; make all entries except DIS and MAN in this case | |
| 4 | 06/13/2008 | Due date for TRA reset because of consolidation | |
| 5 | 06/13/2008 | ACTION BY CLERK (Due date for TRA reset because of consolidation) - Granted : 07/16/2008 | |
| 6 | 06/23/2008 | RECORD ON APPEAL (4 vols.) & separates, which include exhibits & trans. dated 7-24-07. NOT REC'D: | |
| 7 | 06/23/2008 | Exhibit Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6, 53, 57, 58, 61, 62, 66, 68, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77, 78, 84, 86, 87, 89, 91, | |
| 8 | 06/23/2008 | 93, 112, 118, 123B, 124, 124A, 126, 127, 128A, 131, 131A, 132, 133, 134, 135, 135B, 137, | |
| 9 | 06/23/2008 | 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146A, 146C, 147, 149B, 149E, 149F, 149H, 151, 152, 152G, | |
| 10 | 06/23/2008 | 158, 160, 161, 161A, 162, 163, 164A, 167A, 168A, 169, 169B, 169C, 170, 170A, 175A, 175C, 177, | |
| 11 | 06/23/2008 | 177A, 177B, 178A, 178B, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187I, 188, 188A, 202B, 202M, 202N, 202O, 202R, | |
| 12 | 06/23/2008 | 202S, 202II, & 203D | |
| 13 | 06/25/2008 | Objection to Consolidation of Appeals by Tamara Sorenson & Affidavit of Service | |
| 14 | 06/25/2008 | ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (Objection to Consolidation) - Denied | |
| 15 | 06/27/2008 | Supplemental Clerk's Certificate dated June 26, 2008 (Entry Nos. 316 - 319) | |
| 16 | 07/07/2008 | Copy of Transcript dated 8-10-07 (Original is part of ROA in 20080134) | |
| 17 | 07/07/2008 | DISK - tra (8-10-07) (e-mailed) | |
| 18 | 07/21/2008 | MOT. EXT/TIME TRANSCRIPT (e-filed request from Kimimila Cross) | |
| 19 | 07/21/2008 | E-FILED MOTION (Mot/Ext/Time/Transcript) | |
| 20 | 07/21/2008 | ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (MTR) - Granted : 09/29/2008 | |
| 21 | 09/29/2008 | MOT. EXT/TIME TRANSCRIPT (E-filed correspondence from Tami Beckley) | |
| 22 | 09/29/2008 | E-FILED MOTION (Mot/Ext/TRA) | |
| 23 | 09/29/2008 | ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (MTR) - Granted : 11/14/2008 | |
| 24 | 11/12/2008 | MOT. EXT/TIME TRANSCRIPT | |
| 25 | 11/12/2008 | E-FILED MOTION (Mot/Ext/TRA) | |
| 26 | 11/13/2008 | ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (MTR) - Granted : 11/24/2008 | |
| 27 | 11/21/2008 | TRANSCRIPTS DATED 12/3/07; 1/25/08; 2/22/08; 2/29/08; 3/12/08; 3/13/08; 3/14/08; 3/17/08; 3/18/08; | |
| 28 | 11/21/2008 | 3/19/08; 3/20/08; 3/24/08; 3/25/08; 3/26/08; 3/27/08; 3/28/08;3/31/08;4/1/08; | |
| 29 | 11/21/2008 | 4/2/08; 4/3/08; & 5/13/08 (21 vols.) | |
| 30 | 11/21/2008 | DISK (e-mailed) (Transcripts dated 12/3/07;1/25/08;2/22/08;2/29/08;3/12/08;3/13/08;3/14/08;3/17/08; | |
| 31 | 11/21/2008 | 3/18/08;3/19/08;3/20/08;3/24/08;3/25/08;3/26/08;3/27/08;3/31/08;4/1/08;4/2/08;4/3/08 & 5/13/08 (21) | |
| 32 | 11/24/2008 | Affidavit of Service of TRA on counsel | |
| 33 | 11/25/2008 | 2nd Supplemental Clerk's Certificate dated 11-24-08 (Entry Nos. 320-324) | |
| 34 | 12/31/2008 | APPELLANT BRIEF (Ogren-20080132) | View |
| 35 | 12/31/2008 | E-FILED BRIEF (ATB) | |
| 36 | 12/31/2008 | APPELLANT APPENDIX (e-filed) PDF | |
| 37 | 12/31/2008 | E-FILED APPENDIX (ATA) PDF | |
| 38 | 01/09/2009 | Received 7 copies of ATB from Central Duplicating | |
| 39 | 01/09/2009 | Received 6 copies of ATA from Central Duplicating | |
| 40 | 01/14/2009 | E-filing surcharge $212.50 for ATB/ATA through interdeparemtnal billing, Jounal ID no. 726655 | |
| 41 | 01/30/2009 | APPELLANT BRIEF - (Martin - 20080134) | View |
| 42 | 01/30/2009 | E-FILED BRIEF - ATB (20080134) | |
| 43 | 01/30/2009 | APPELLANT APPENDIX - e-filed PDF (20080134) | |
| 44 | 01/30/2009 | E-FILED APPENDIX - ATA (20080134) | |
| 45 | 02/04/2009 | Received 7 copies of ATB from Central Duplicating | |
| 46 | 02/04/2009 | Received 6 copies of ATA from Central Duplicating | |
| 47 | 02/18/2009 | MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF (e-filed) | |
| 48 | 02/18/2009 | E-FILED MOTION (Mot/Ext/AEB) | |
| 49 | 02/18/2009 | ACTION BY CLERK (Mot/Ext/AEB) - Granted : 04/01/2009 | |
| 50 | 02/26/2009 | Payment for $70.50 surcharge through inter-departmental billing; journal entry 738784 | |
| 51 | 03/25/2009 | MOTION FOR Enlargement of Brief | |
| 52 | 03/25/2009 | E-FILED MOTION | |
| 53 | 03/25/2009 | ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (granted a total of 13,100 for the Appellee's Brief) - Granted | |
| 54 | 04/01/2009 | APPELLEE BRIEF | View |
| 55 | 04/01/2009 | APPELLEE APPENDIX (Volumes A-E) (5 volumes) | |
| 56 | 04/01/2009 | DISK - aeb (CD-ROM) | |
| 57 | 04/08/2009 | Received 7 copies of page 34 for the 7 copies of the AEB | |
| 58 | 04/28/2009 | Request for Radio/TV Coverage --- Prairie Public and KFYR-TV | |
| 59 | 05/01/2009 | APPEARANCES: David N. Ogren and Robert W. Martin; Kathleen K. Trosen, State's Attorney and Jonathan | |
| 60 | 05/01/2009 | Byers, Assistant Attorney General | |
| 61 | 05/01/2009 | ARGUED: Ogren and Martin; Trosen | |
| 62 | 05/01/2009 | ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST | |
| 63 | 07/21/2009 | DISPOSITION | |
| 64 | 07/21/2009 | UNANIMOUS OPINION : Crothers, Daniel John | View |
| 65 | 07/22/2009 | Judgment e-mailed to Parties | |
| 66 | 08/13/2009 | MANDATE | |
| 67 | 08/18/2009 | RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE | |
| 68 | 01/16/2020 | EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed |