Opinions

Bentz v. State 2014 ND 217
Docket No.: 20140138
Filing Date: 12/18/2014
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: District court judgment denying post-conviction relief is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

Connelley v. Connelley 2014 ND 216
Docket No.: 20140214
Filing Date: 12/18/2014
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Appeal from amended divorce judgment summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4).

Vivatson v. Haugen, et al. 2014 ND 215
Docket No.: 20140005
Filing Date: 12/18/2014
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A primary residential responsibility determination is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

Luger v. State 2014 ND 214
Docket No.: 20140106
Filing Date: 12/18/2014
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A district court order denying application for postconviction relief is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

Thorson v. State 2014 ND 213
Docket No.: 20140144
Filing Date: 12/18/2014
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A district court order denying an application for postconviction relief is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

Interest of B.B.P. (Confidential)(consolidated w/20140375 & 20140376) 2014 ND 212
Docket No.: 20140374
Filing Date: 12/18/2014
Case Type: Appeal - Juvenile - Termination of Parental Rights
Author: Per Curiam

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

State v. Nguyen (cross-ref. w/20130159) 2014 ND 211
Docket No.: 20140183
Filing Date: 11/26/2014
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Drugs/Contraband
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A district court order deferring imposition of sentence is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(7).

Nilles, Ilvedson, Plambeck & Selbo, Ltd., v. Langer 2014 ND 210
Docket No.: 20140212
Filing Date: 11/20/2014
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Contracts
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: An order denying relief from judgment is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(1) and (4).

State v. Yost (consolidated w/20140070 & 20140071) 2014 ND 209
Docket No.: 20140067
Filing Date: 11/12/2014
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Sexual Offense
Author: Kapsner, Carol

Highlight: Sentencing is a critical stage at which a defendant is entitled to effective assistance of counsel.
A defendant's conduct may be the functional equivalent of a voluntary waiver of the right to counsel.
A trial court should make an on-the-record determination that the defendant voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently waived the right to counsel to eliminate any ambiguity.

Harvey v. Harvey 2014 ND 208
Docket No.: 20140084
Filing Date: 11/12/2014
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: VandeWalle, Gerald

Highlight: A district court does not necessarily err by failing to find a primary caretaker of a child.
Reservation of jurisdiction to award spousal support is appropriate where a spouse is disabled, has a lower income than the other spouse, and has a slim chance of substantially increasing his or her income.