Opinions

Johnson v. State (Consolidated w/20050029) 2005 ND App8
Docket No.: 20050028
Filing Date: 6/30/2005
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: An application for post-conviction relief may be denied on the grounds of res judicata and misuse of process.
Whether there has been a manifest injustice supporting withdrawal of a guilty plea lies within the trial court's discretion.
To succeed on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must prove counsel's performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and the deficient performance prejudiced him.

Kerzmann v. Burleigh County Social Services 2005 ND App7
Docket No.: 20050076
Filing Date: 6/30/2005
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Administrative Proceeding
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: The district court's dismissal of an attempted appeal because the appeal from an administrative law judge's decision affirming an agency employment termination was not properly perfected under N.D.C.C. 28-32-42 is summarily affirmed.

State v. Bernstein 2005 ND App6
Docket No.: 20040298
Filing Date: 5/26/2005
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Misc. Misdemeanor
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: To satisfy the knowledge element of criminal trespass under N.D.C.C. 12.1-22-03(3), the State must prove that the defendant knew or had a firm belief, unaccompanied by substantial doubt, that he was not licensed or privileged to be on the property.
A statement offered to show its effect upon the state of mind of the listener, rather than the truth of the matter asserted, is not hearsay.

Riemers v. State 2007 ND App4
Docket No.: 20070063
Filing Date: 8/22/2007
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Torts (Negligence, Liab., Nuis.)
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A judgment of dismissal for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted will be affirmed by an appellate court if it cannot discern a potential for proof to support the claim.
Under N.D.R.Civ.P. 12(c), if, on a motion for judgment on the pleadings, matters outside the pleadings are presented to and not excluded by the court, the motion must be treated as one for summary judgment under N.D.R.Civ.P. 56.
The court, in deciding a motion for judgment on the pleadings, may consider, in addition to the pleadings, materials embraced by the pleadings and materials that are part of the public record without converting the motion to a summary judgment.

State v. Nowik 2000 ND App1
Docket No.: 20000149
Filing Date: 12/27/2000
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - DUI/DUS/APC
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: The appellant's conviction for driving a vehicle with a suspended license is summarily affirmed by the Court of Appeals.
No person has a constitutional right to operate a motor vehicle on the roads of this state without a valid driver's license.

Lang v. State, et al. 2001 ND App2
Docket No.: 20000223
Filing Date: 1/17/2001
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Torts (Negligence, Liab., Nuis.)
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Res judicata, or claim preclusion, prohibits relitigation of claims or issues that were raised or could have been raised in a prior action between the same parties or their privies, and which were resolved by final judgment in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Collateral estoppel, or issue preclusion, generally prohibits relitigation in a second action based on a different claim, of issues of fact or law which were, or must have been, determined in the prior suit.
Without citations to relevant authority or supportive reasoning, an argument is without merit.

Lang v. Binstock 2001 ND App1
Docket No.: 19990345
Filing Date: 1/17/2001
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Torts (Negligence, Liab., Nuis.)
Author: Per Curiam