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State v. Gardner

Docket No. 20220360
Oral Argument: Friday, May 5, 2023 10:45 AM

Docket Info

Title
State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Corey Lynn Gardner, Defendant and Appellant
Case Type
CRIMINAL APPEAL : MISC. STATUTORY OFFENSE (FELONY)
Appeal From
Case No. 2019-CR-00405
Northwest Judicial District, Williams County
Paul W. Jacobson
2023 ND 116992 N.W.2d 535
Oral Argument 5/5/2023

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A criminal judgment entered after a jury convicted defendant of child abuse in violation of N.D.C.C. § 14-09-22 is affirmed.

A district court’s use of “willfully allowed to be inflicted” in the jury instructions for an allegation of child abuse under N.D.C.C. § 14-09-22 is not obvious error if counsel fails to establish the instruction is a clear deviation from an applicable legal rule under current law.

The North Dakota Legislature chose to enumerate two alternative means of committing child abuse under N.D.C.C. § 14-09-22 without intending to define separate elements or crimes. A jury is not required to unanimously agree upon which of the two alternative means of committing child abuse it believes the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

Briefs

Filing Date Description
03/27/2023 APPELLANT BRIEF View
04/28/2023 APPELLEE BRIEF View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLEE ASST. STATE'S ATTORNEY Nathan Kirke Madden - 06518
APPELLANT COURT APPOINTED Kiara Costa Kraus-Parr - 06688

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

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 12/14/2022 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 12/14/2022 View
2 12/14/2022 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT : 12/15/2022 View
3 12/15/2022 NOT. OF FILING NOT. OF APPEAL AND PROOF OF SERV. View
4 12/15/2022 Notice Served on Steven D. Mottinger & Nathan K. Madden
5 12/21/2022 Kiara Kraus-Parr assigned as counsel for the Appellant View
6 01/10/2023 ELEC. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED JANUARY 9, 2023 (ENTRY NOS. 1-17, 19-192) (18 DELETED) View
7 02/13/2023 All Transcripts Filed in Record
8 02/14/2023 1ST ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED FEBRUARY 14, 2023 (ENTRY NOS. 193-214) View
9 02/15/2023 2ND ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED FEBRUARY 14, 2023 (ENTRY NOS. 215-216) View
10 02/17/2023 3RD ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED FEBRUARY 16, 2023 (ENTRY NOS. 217-218) View
11 03/23/2023 4TH ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED MARCH 22, 2023 (ENTRY NOS. 219-224) View
12 03/27/2023 APPELLANT BRIEF View
13 03/27/2023 Oral Argument Request by Appellant
14 03/28/2023 Rec'd 4 copies of ATB from CSD
15 03/31/2023 5TH ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED MARCH 30, 2023 (ENTRY NOS. 225-228) View
16 04/19/2023 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT
17 04/24/2023 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF View
18 04/24/2023 ACTION BY CLERK - Granted : 04/28/2023
19 04/25/2023 6TH ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED APRIL 24, 2023 (ENTRY NOS. 229-234) View
20 04/28/2023 APPELLEE BRIEF View
21 04/28/2023 Oral Argument Request by Appellee
22 04/28/2023 Rec'd 4 copies of AEB from CSD
23 05/05/2023 7TH ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED MAY 4, 2023 (ENTRY NOS. 235-236) View
24 05/05/2023 APPEARANCES: Kiara C. Kraus-Parr; Nathan K. Madden
25 05/05/2023 ARGUED: Kiara C. Kraus-Parr; Nathan K. Madden
26 05/05/2023 ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST
27 05/30/2023 8TH ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED MAY 26, 2023 (ENTRY NOS. 237-241) View
28 06/05/2023 9TH ELEC. SUPP. RECORD ON APPEAL DATED JUNE 2, 2023 (ENTRY NOS. 242-244) View
29 06/21/2023 DISPOSITION
30 06/21/2023 UNANIMOUS OPINION : Bahr, Douglas Alan View
31 06/21/2023 Judgment View
32 07/13/2023 MANDATE
33 08/31/2023 Corrected/Substitute Opinion Page: pg 2, para 5, ln 1; "." removed after # "5"