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Saastad v. Saastad 2019 ND 279
Docket No.: 20190082
Filing Date: 11/25/2019
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Tufte, Jerod E.

Highlight: A district court’s award of primary residential responsibility is a finding of fact, which will not be reversed on appeal unless it is clearly erroneous.

A district court’s decision on a motion for new trial or relief from judgment will not be reversed on appeal unless the district court abused its discretion.

A district court need not make findings of fact regarding financial need or ability to pay when ordering attorney’s fees as a sanction.

State v. Job 2019 ND 278
Docket No.: 20190116
Filing Date: 11/20/2019
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Assault
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Highlight: A district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a motion to withdraw a guilty plea.

Matter of O.H.W. (CONFIDENTIAL) 2019 ND 277
Docket No.: 20190137
Filing Date: 11/20/2019
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Civil Commitment of Sexually Dangerous Individual
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A district court’s order denying a petition for discharge from commitment as a sexually dangerous individual is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

State v. Legare 2019 ND 276
Docket No.: 20190069
Filing Date: 11/20/2019
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Homicide
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Highlight: An Alford plea does not preserve non-jurisdictional claims for appeal.

Krump-Wooton v. Krump 2019 ND 275
Docket No.: 20190089
Filing Date: 11/20/2019
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Highlight: A district court’s judgment denying a motion to modify parenting time and a motion to modify primary residential responsibility is affirmed.

State v. Maines (consolidated w/20180396) 2019 ND 274
Docket No.: 20180395
Filing Date: 11/20/2019
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Theft
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Highlight: A district court may extend an offenders’ sentence if the offender is found to be a habitual offender under N.D.C.C. § 12.1-32-09. Section 12.1-32-02(9), N.D.C.C., does not apply to an offender’s out of state felony convictions for purposes of determining if the offender is a habitual offender. Section 12.1-32-09, N.D.C.C., specifically refers to convictions in another state and defines a felony in another state as one that is punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of five years or more, regardless of the actual punishment imposed.

Hughes v. Olheiser Masonry, et al. 2019 ND 273
Docket No.: 20190143
Filing Date: 11/20/2019
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Personal Injury
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Highlight: Delivery is not accomplished at the time of mailing the summons and complaint to the sheriff’s department under N.D.C.C. § 28-01-38. An attempt to commence an action is not the equivalent to commencement when the summons is not delivered to the sheriff within the statute of limitations.

Interest of J.T.L.D. (CONFIDENTIAL) 2019 ND 272
Docket No.: 20190291
Filing Date: 11/20/2019
Case Type: Appeal - Juvenile - Termination of Parental Rights
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Order terminating father’s parental rights is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

State v. Dubois 2019 ND 271
Docket No.: 20190148
Filing Date: 11/20/2019
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Theft
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A district court’s order revoking probation is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4).

Wolf v. Wolf, et al. 2019 ND 270
Docket No.: 20190166
Filing Date: 11/20/2019
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: The district court’s judgment modifying parenting time is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (4).

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