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State v. Wilson 2025 ND 182
Docket No.: 20250169
Filing Date: 11/5/2025
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Assault
Author: Bahr, Douglas Alan

Highlight: A probationer's right to counsel does not arise from the Sixth Amendment but rather from North Dakota Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(f)(3)(A)(iii). Because of the statutory origin of a probationer's right to counsel at a revocation hearing, the full panoply of rights due a defendant in a criminal proceeding does not apply.

On review of a district court's finding that a probationer voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently waived the right to counsel, we apply a clearly erroneous standard.

Interest of M.P. 2025 ND 181
Docket No.: 20250320
Filing Date: 11/5/2025
Case Type: Appeal - Juvenile - Termination of Parental Rights
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: The juvenile court's orders terminating parental rights is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

Interest of A.P. 2025 ND 181
Docket No.: 20250321
Filing Date: 11/5/2025
Case Type: Appeal - Juvenile - Termination of Parental Rights
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: The juvenile court's orders terminating parental rights is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

Interest of C.P. 2025 ND 181
Docket No.: 20250322
Filing Date: 11/5/2025
Case Type: Appeal - Juvenile - Termination of Parental Rights
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: The juvenile court's orders terminating parental rights is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

Heisler v. Reiger, et al. 2025 ND 180
Docket No.: 20250133
Filing Date: 10/22/2025
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Parenting Responsibility
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Highlight: A post-trial motion invoking both N.D.R.Civ.P. 59 and N.D.R.Civ.P. 60(b) extends the time to file an appeal until notice of entry of the order disposing of the motion when the motion is brought within the time limits set forth in N.D.R.Civ.P. 59(c)(2) and N.D.R.App.P. 4(a)(3).

The 60-day period for filing an appeal under N.D.R.App.P. 4(a)(1) starts to run in the absence of a notice of entry of the judgment or order only when the record clearly shows the appealing party had actual knowledge of the judgment or order, as evidenced by some affirmative action taken by the appealing party that shows actual knowledge.

The email notice the clerk of district court provides the parties pursuant to N.D.R.Ct. 3.5(e)(5) does not equate to actual notice that will start the 60-day period for filing an appeal in the absence of a notice of entry of the judgment or order.

The judgment of the district court in favor of the appellee is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (4).

Eggl v. State 2025 ND 179
Docket No.: 20250183
Filing Date: 10/22/2025
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Trial counsel did not render ineffective assistance of counsel when his client chose to enter an open plea rather than accept the State's plea offer where counsel provided his client the options on how to proceed, explained the strengths and weaknesses of the case, and left the final decision on how to proceed to his client.

State v. Chambers 2025 ND 178
Docket No.: 20250108
Filing Date: 10/22/2025
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Attempted Murder
Author: Jensen, Jon J.

Highlight: A criminal defendant failed to show his substantial rights were prejudiced by the potential ambiguity of pleading guilty to both a cognizable offense and a non-cognizable offense where there was a sufficient factual basis to support the guilty plea to the cognizable offense. The requirements of N.D.R.Crim.P. 11(c)(3)(B) did not apply where the criminal defendant entered an open plea rather than pleading guilty under a plea agreement in which the parties presented a joint recommendation on a proposed sentence.

Schultz v. Schultz 2025 ND 177
Docket No.: 20250156
Filing Date: 10/22/2025
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Divorce
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A district court divorce judgment awarding equal residential responsibility and distributing the marital estate is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (4).

Hernandez v. State 2025 ND 176
Docket No.: 20250116
Filing Date: 10/22/2025
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A district court order dismissing an application for postconviction relief is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(6).

Corey v. Kenneh 2025 ND 175
Docket No.: 20250239
Filing Date: 10/22/2025
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Protection/Restraining Order
Author: McEvers, Lisa K. Fair

Highlight: A disorderly conduct restraining order is affirmed.

An appeal is not moot if a district court order has collateral consequences for the appealing party.

Citations to non-existent case law may preclude review of issues on appeal.

It is the appellant's responsibility to obtain a transcript and they must bear any consequences for failing to provide a transcript on appeal.

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