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State v. Rufus

Docket No. 20140378
Oral Argument: Friday, March 6, 2015 10:45am

Docket Info

Title
State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Galen Paul Rufus, Defendant and Appellant
Case Type
CRIMINAL APPEAL : SEXUAL OFFENSE
Appeal From
Case No. 2013-CR-02321
North Central Judicial District, Ward County
Gary H. Lee
2015 ND 212868 N.W.2d 534
Oral Argument 3/6/2015

Highlight

The word "obtain," in the context of the human trafficking statute, encompasses acquiring temporary custody of a person for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts with that person.
A court may not stray from the classification the legislative assembly set for violation of a statute.


Briefs

Filing Date Description
01/02/2015 APPELLANT BRIEF (PDF) View
01/30/2015 APPELLEE BRIEF View
02/23/2015 REPLY BRIEF (PDF) View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLANT PRIVATE PRACTICE William Kirschner - 03713
APPELLEE STATE'S ATTORNEY Rozanna Christine Larson - 05294

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 10/24/2014 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 10/24/2014
2 10/27/2014 NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV.
3 10/27/2014 Notice served on William Kirschner and Christene Reierson
4 12/03/2014 ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED DECEMBER 2. 2014 (ENTRY NOS.1-168)
5 12/05/2014 Received Order from trial court that they denied preparation of the transcript
6 12/09/2014 S.Ct. Not. of Dismissal/Failure to Proceed - RspDue : 12/19/2014
7 12/08/2014 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 12/09/2014
8 12/10/2014 AMENDED ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED DECEMBER 9, 2014 (ENTRY NOS.1-120, 122-171, 173)
9 12/15/2014 NO ACTION TAKEN (msn)
10 12/15/2014 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLANT BRIEF
11 12/15/2014 E-FILED MOTION
12 12/15/2014 ACTION BY CLERK - Granted : 01/02/2015
13 01/02/2015 APPELLANT BRIEF (PDF) View
14 01/02/2015 E-FILED BRIEF (PDF)
15 01/06/2015 APPELLANT APPENDIX
16 01/08/2015 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT DATED MAY 28, 2014 & C.O.S.
17 01/09/2015 Rcv'd 7 copies of ATB from CSD
18 01/12/2015 Rcv'd $25 e-filing surcharge for ATB (receipt #23378)
19 01/30/2015 APPELLEE BRIEF View
20 01/30/2015 DISK (AEB)
21 02/06/2015 MOT. EXT/TIME REPLY BRIEF
22 02/06/2015 E-FILED MOTION
23 02/06/2015 ACTION BY CLERK - Granted : 02/23/2015
24 02/09/2015 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
25 02/23/2015 REPLY BRIEF (PDF) View
26 02/23/2015 E-FILED BRIEF (PDF)
27 02/26/2015 Did not receive the non-substantive corrections to the RYB - Distributed as is subject to approval
28 03/06/2015 APPEARANCES: William Kirschner; Christene A. Reierson
29 03/06/2015 ARGUED: William Kirschner; Christene A. Reierson
30 03/06/2015 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
31 08/25/2015 DISPOSITION
32 08/25/2015 UNANIMOUS OPINION : McEvers, Lisa K. Fair View
33 08/26/2015 Judgment Sent to Parties
34 08/26/2015 Christene Reierson no longer with Ward Co., substituted Rosanna Larson, State's Attorney
35 09/23/2015 MANDATE
36 06/27/2022 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed