Opinions
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Estate of Smith
2021 ND 238 |
Taszarek, et al. v. Lakeview Excavating, et al.
2021 ND 237
Highlight: When the Court remands for redetermination of an issue without specifying the procedure to be followed, the district court may decide the issue based on the evidence already before it or may take additional evidence. |
Cavare v. Kjelgren
2021 ND 236
Highlight: In an appeal from a bench trial, the district court’s findings of fact are reviewed under the clearly erroneous standard and its conclusions of law are fully reviewable. |
State v. Roberts
2021 ND 235
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. |
State v. Roberts
2021 ND 235 |
Heggem v. Heggem
2021 ND 234 Highlight: An order denying a motion to modify primary residential responsibility is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(7). |
Heggem v. Heggem
2021 ND 234 |
Hehr v. Hehr
2021 ND 233 Highlight: A district court’s distribution of marital property in a divorce proceeding is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2). |
Hehr v. Hehr
2021 ND 233 |
Bridges v. State (consolidated w/20210119)
2021 ND 232 Highlight: A petitioner must file an application for postconviction relief within two years of the date the conviction becomes final. However, a court may consider an application for relief after the two years have elapsed if the applicant establishes that he or she suffered from a mental disease that precluded a timely application for relief. |
Bridges v. State (consolidated w/20210119)
2021 ND 232 |
Visser v. Visser, et al.
2021 ND 231 Highlight: A district court order denying a motion to modify primary residential responsibility is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2). |
Visser v. Visser, et al.
2021 ND 231 |
State v. Olsen
2021 ND 230 Highlight: A criminal judgment entered after a jury found the defendant guilty of gross sexual imposition is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3) and (7). |
State v. Olsen
2021 ND 230 |
Motisi v. Hebron Public School District
2021 ND 229
Highlight: District courts consider the whole statute to determine the intent of the legislature, deriving that intent by comparing every section and subsection as a part of that whole, and by considering other statutes on the same subject matter. |
Motisi v. Hebron Public School District
2021 ND 229 |
American Federal Bank v. Grommesh, et al.
2021 ND 228
Highlight: When summary judgments are reviewed, the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the opposing party, giving that party the benefit of all favorable inference which can reasonably be drawn from the record. |
Vacancy in Judgeship No. 4, ECJD
2021 ND 227 Highlight: Comments due December 16, 2021 |
Vacancy in Judgeship No. 4, ECJD
2021 ND 227 |
State v. Brown
2021 ND 226
Highlight: A preliminary hearing is not a trial on the merits, and finding of probable cause may be based on hearsay evidence and evidence that would be inadmissible at the trial. |
State v. Brown
2021 ND 226 |
State v. Vannett
2021 ND 225
Highlight: An officer does not seize a person under the Fourth Amendment by approaching them in a public place. |
State v. Vannett
2021 ND 225 |
State v. Hatcher
2021 ND 224 Highlight: A criminal judgment and an order denying a motion to withdraw guilty pleas are summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4). |
State v. Hatcher
2021 ND 224 |
State v. Houkom
2021 ND 223 Highlight: The official proceeding or matter in which a false statement was made directly controls whether the falsification can be said to be material under N.D.C.C. § 12.1-11-03(1). |
Hunter v. WSI
2021 ND 222 Highlight: A district court judgment affirming an administrative law judge’s decision that affirmed a North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance decision denying benefits is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(5) and (7). |
Hunter v. WSI
2021 ND 222 |
Narloch v. Narloch, et al.
2021 ND 221 Highlight: Denial of a motion to relocate with minor children is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2). |
Narloch v. Narloch, et al.
2021 ND 221 |
State v. Lindeman
2021 ND 220
Highlight: A precise time period is not required in a criminal prosecution unless time is an essential element of an offense. |
State v. Lindeman
2021 ND 220 |
State v. Rieger
2021 ND 219 Highlight: A judgment finding the defendant guilty of corruption of a minor, victim over fifteen and adult over twenty-two, a class C felony, is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3). |
State v. S.J.H., et al. (Confidential)
2021 ND 218 Highlight: Under N.D.C.C. § 14-20-49(2), if an individual whose paternity is being determined declines to submit to genetic testing ordered by a court, a court may adjudicate parentage contrary to the position of that individual. |
State v. S.J.H., et al. (Confidential)
2021 ND 218 |
State v. Neilan
2021 ND 217
Highlight: The State may appeal from a district court order granting a defendant a reduction in sentence as the reduction affects a substantial right of the State. |
DCI Credit Services v. Plemper
2021 ND 215
Highlight: The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying the motion to vacate the order granting summary judgment. |
DCI Credit Services v. Plemper
2021 ND 215 |
Wades Welding v. Tioga Properties
2021 ND 214
Highlight: A district court may conduct a proceeding by reliable electronic means on its own motion or on a party’s motion. |
Wades Welding v. Tioga Properties
2021 ND 214 |
Boldt v. Boldt
2021 ND 213
Highlight: When determining primary residential responsibility of a minor child, the district court must consider the best interest factors and make findings with sufficient specificity to show the factual basis for its decision. |
State v. McCreary
2021 ND 212
Highlight: A flashlight may be found to be a dangerous weapon under N.D.C.C. 12.1-01-04(6). |
Interest of C.E. (CONFIDENTIAL)
2021 ND 211 Highlight: A juvenile court order terminating parental rights is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2), (4), and (7). |
Interest of C.E. (CONFIDENTIAL)
2021 ND 211 |
Iakel-Garcia v. Anderson
2021 ND 210
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. |
Muchow v. Kohler, et al.
2021 ND 209
Highlight: North Dakota’s Uniform Nonparent Custody and Visitation Act governs nonparent visitation rights. |
Quamme v. Quamme
2021 ND 208
Highlight: For purposes of determining child support, commissions do not necessarily constitute self-employment income under N.D. Admin. Code § 75-02-04.1-01(10). |
Guardianship and Conservatorship of T.G.P.C.
2021 ND 207 Highlight: A Findings of Fact and Order Reappointing Guardian and Conservatorship and Continuing Guardianship Following Review and Denying Petitioners Request in Full is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4). |
Guardianship and Conservatorship of T.G.P.C.
2021 ND 207 |