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State v. Bruce

Docket No. 20170226
Oral Argument: Monday, December 18, 2017 2:45 PM

Docket Info

Title
State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Aaron Bruce, Defendant and Appellant
Case Type
CRIMINAL APPEAL : HOMICIDE
Appeal From
Case No. 2015-CR-02729
North Central Judicial District, Ward County
Todd L. Cresap
2018 ND 45907 N.W.2d 773
Oral Argument 12/18/2017

Highlight

N.D. Const. art. I, § 25(4), specifically allows a parent to exercise a victim's rights under § 25(1) for a deceased child.
A district court has wide discretion in setting the amount of restitution, and the district court does not abuse its discretion by awarding restitution that is within the range of reasonableness.
The district court does not abuse its discretion by awarding restitution when a defendant may not currently possess the means to pay, but will be able to pay in the future.


Briefs

Filing Date Description
09/22/2017 APPELLANT BRIEF (PDF) View
10/20/2017 APPELLEE BRIEF (PDF) View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLEE ASST. STATE'S ATTORNEY Marie Ann Miller - 06617
APPELLANT COURT APPOINTED Russell John Myhre - 03180

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 06/13/2017 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 06/13/2017
2 06/13/2017 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 06/15/2017
3 06/15/2017 NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV.
4 06/15/2017 Notice served on Kyle M. Melia and Caitlyn A. Pierson
5 07/13/2017 ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED JUNE 12, 2017 (ENTRY NOS. 1-98, 100-155)
6 08/14/2017 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPTS DATED MARCH 1, 2017 AND MAY 16, 2017 & C.O.S.
7 09/22/2017 APPELLANT BRIEF (PDF) View
8 09/22/2017 E-FILED BRIEF (PDF)
9 09/22/2017 APPELLANT APPENDIX
10 09/22/2017 E-FILED APPENDIX
11 09/28/2017 Rec'd non-substantive correction to ATB (brief not dated)
12 10/04/2017 Rec'd 6 copies of ATB & ATA from CSD
13 10/05/2017 MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL BY KYLE M. MELIA
14 10/05/2017 E-FILED MOTION
15 10/06/2017 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE - Granted
16 10/12/2017 Russell J. Myhre appointed to represent Appellant
17 10/17/2017 Rec'd $25 e-filing surcharge by IDB
18 10/20/2017 APPELLEE BRIEF (PDF) View
19 10/20/2017 E-FILED BRIEF (PDF)
20 10/20/2017 APPELLEE APPENDIX
21 10/20/2017 E-FILED APPENDIX
22 10/25/2017 Rec'd 6 copies of AEB & AEA from CSD
23 11/01/2017 Rec'd $25 e-filing surcharge for AEB (receipt #25573)
24 11/20/2017 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
25 11/21/2017 MOTION FOR Remand
26 11/21/2017 E-FILED MOTION
27 11/27/2017 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE - Denied
28 12/15/2017 Request for Radio/TV Coverage KFYR-TV
29 12/15/2017 ACTION BY CLERK - Granted
30 12/18/2017 APPEARANCES: Russell J. Myhre; Marie A. Miller
31 12/18/2017 ARGUED: Russell J. Myhre; Marie A. Miller
32 12/18/2017 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
33 02/22/2018 DISPOSITION
34 02/22/2018 UNANIMOUS OPINION : McEvers, Lisa K. Fair View
35 02/22/2018 CONCURRING SPECIALLY : Tufte, Jerod E.
36 02/22/2018 JOINING IN THE CONCURRING SPECIALLY : Crothers, Daniel John
37 02/22/2018 JOINING IN THE CONCURRING SPECIALLY : Jensen, Jon J.
38 02/22/2018 JOINING IN THE CONCURRING SPECIALLY : VandeWalle, Gerald W.
39 02/23/2018 Judgment Sent to Parties
40 03/26/2018 MANDATE
41 03/30/2023 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed