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State v. Roberts

Docket No. 20210161
Oral Argument: Monday, November 8, 2021 11:00 AM

Docket Info

Title
State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Joshua James Roberts, Defendant and Appellant
Case Type
CRIMINAL APPEAL : DRUGS/CONTRABAND
Appeal From
Case No. 2021-CR-00565
Northeast Central Judicial District, Grand Forks County
M. Jason McCarthy
2021 ND 235968 N.W.2d 183
Oral Argument 11/8/2021

Highlight

Corroboration of an accomplice’s testimony is required under N.D.C.C. § 29-21-14. The corroboration need not establish a prima facie case, but must tend to connect the defendant with the crime.

Any error based on the district court’s failure to give a jury instruction regarding the corroboration required for an accomplice’s testimony was harmless.

Briefs

Filing Date Description
09/01/2021 APPELLANT BRIEF View
09/13/2021 Supplemental Statement of Indigent Party View
10/01/2021 APPELLEE BRIEF View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLEE ASST. STATE'S ATTORNEY Carmell Faye Mattison - 06052
APPELLANT COURT APPOINTED Benjamin C Pulkrabek - 02908

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 06/04/2021 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 06/04/2021
2 06/04/2021 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 06/04/2021
3 06/04/2021 NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV.
4 06/04/2021 Notice Served on Mirranda L. Nelson and Carmell Faye Mattison
5 06/11/2021 Benjamin C. Pulkrabek appointed as counsel for appellant
6 07/01/2021 ELEC. REC. ON APPEAL DATED JUNE 30, 2021(ENTRY NOS.1-6, 8-114, 119-130, 133, 136-157)(NOT INCLUDED
7 07/01/2021 7, 115-118, 131-132, 134-135)
8 08/03/2021 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT DATED APRIL 22, 2021
9 08/03/2021 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT DATED MAY 3, 2021
10 08/03/2021 REDACTION KEY FOR TRANSCRIPT DATED MAY 3, 2021
11 08/03/2021 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT DATED MAY 4, 2021
12 08/03/2021 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT DATED MAY 5, 2021
13 08/03/2021 ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT DATED MAY 6, 2021
14 08/03/2021 REDACTION KEY FOR TRANSCRIPTS DATED MAY 4-6, 2021
15 08/03/2021 TRANSCRIPTS C.O.S.
16 09/01/2021 APPELLANT BRIEF View
17 09/01/2021 Oral Argument Request by Appellant
18 09/01/2021 APPELLANT APPENDIX
19 09/03/2021 Rec'd 4 copies of ATB and 3 copies of ATA back from CD
20 09/13/2021 Supplemental Statement of Indigent Party View
21 09/14/2021 PRINTED 4 COPIES OF SUPP. STATMENT IN OFFICE
22 10/01/2021 APPELLEE BRIEF View
23 10/01/2021 Oral Argument Request by Appellee
24 10/01/2021 Consent of Carmell Faye Mattison for Dierra Diegel, law student, was received.
25 10/05/2021 Rec'd 4 copies of AEB back from CD
26 10/19/2021 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
27 11/08/2021 APPEARANCES: Benjamin C. Pulkrabek/Carmell F. Mattison
28 11/08/2021 ARGUED: Benjamin C. Pulkrabek/Carmell F. Mattison
29 11/08/2021 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
30 12/23/2021 DISPOSITION
31 12/23/2021 UNANIMOUS OPINION : Jensen, Jon J. View
32 12/23/2021 Judgment View
33 01/14/2022 MANDATE
34 02/16/2022 Corrected/Substitute Opinion Pages - Within the block quote, In paragraph 11, a (") was added in
35 02/16/2022 front of the word (If) to read “If the trial error is one of constitutional magnitude, we must
36 02/16/2022 determine whether or not the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt by considering the
37 02/16/2022 probable effect of the error in light of all the evidence.”