Opinions

State v. DeFries 2012 ND 7
Docket No.: 20110214
Filing Date: 1/12/2012
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Drugs/Contraband
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Judgment revoking probation and amending criminal judgment and commitment is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (4).

State v. Swearingen 2012 ND 6
Docket No.: 20110227
Filing Date: 1/12/2012
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Sexual Offense
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Judgment finding defendant guilty of gross sexual imposition is affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3).

Harris v. WSI 2012 ND 5
Docket No.: 20110244
Filing Date: 1/12/2012
Case Type: Appeal - Administrative - Workers Compensation
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A district court judgment affirming an order of Workforce Safety and Insurance is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(1) and (5).

Lenton v. Lenton 2012 ND 4
Docket No.: 20110192
Filing Date: 1/12/2012
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Child Support
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Divorce judgment is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

Mosbrucker v. State 2012 ND 3
Docket No.: 20110219
Filing Date: 1/12/2012
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Order denying application for post-conviction relief is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2).

Milliron v. State 2012 ND 2
Docket No.: 20110223
Filing Date: 1/12/2012
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Post-Conviction Relief
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: A district court order summarily denying an application for postconviction relief is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(1), (4) and (7).

Lindteigen, et al. v. Harris 2012 ND 1
Docket No.: 20110222
Filing Date: 1/12/2012
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Other
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Civil judgment denying a defendant's counterclaim for money and the return of property and awarding attorney's fees and costs to the plaintiffs on the basis that the defendant made frivolous claims is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(1).

State v. Mittleider (Consolidated w/20110204) 2011 ND 242
Docket No.: 20110203
Filing Date: 12/22/2011
Case Type: Appeal - Criminal - Misc. Misdemeanor
Author: VandeWalle, Gerald

Highlight: An affirmative defense to a strict liability offense will apply only in rare circumstances.
Law enforcement officers with legitimate business may enter certain areas surrounding a home where persons may have a reasonable expectation of privacy but which are impliedly open to the public.
The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 8 of the North Dakota Constitution are implicated if a reasonable expectation of privacy is invaded.

Disciplinary Board v. Kellington 2011 ND 241
Docket No.: 20110261
Filing Date: 12/20/2011
Case Type: Discipline - Attorney - Original Proceeding
Author: Per Curiam

Highlight: Lawyer discipline ordered.

Richard v. Washburn Public Schools 2011 ND 240
Docket No.: 20110045
Filing Date: 12/15/2011
Case Type: Appeal - Civil - Personal Injury
Author: Crothers, Daniel John

Highlight: In a tort action by an employee to recover damages for a work-related injury, the employer has the burden of establishing by a preponderance of the evidence the defense that the employer is immune from suit under the exclusive remedy provisions of the workers compensation act.
North Dakota does not allow compensation for what are known within the parlance of workers compensation law as "mental-mental" injuries.
The North Dakota Human Rights Act does not preclude the filing of a claim in district court for damages based on sexual harassment.