City of Bismarck v. DeCoteau

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City of Bismarck v. DeCoteau, 544 N.W.2d 176 (N.D. 1996)

[Go to Documents]Filed Jan. 3, 1996IN THE SUPREME COURTSTATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

City of Bismarck, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Randy Earl DeCoteau, Defendant and Appellant

Criminal No. 950157

Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Burt L. Riskedahl, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Paul H. Fraase, Assistant City Attorney, P.O. Box 5503, Bismarck, ND 58502-5503, for plaintiff and appellee. Submitted on briefs.
William D. Schmidt, Schmitz, Moench & Schmidt, 116 N. 4th Street, Suite 200, P.O. Box 2076, Bismarck, ND 58502-2076, for defendant and appellant. Submitted on briefs.

City of Bismarck v. DeCoteauCriminal No. 950157

Per Curiam.

Randy Earl DeCoteau appealed from the judgment of conviction entered upon the jury verdict of guilty of driving under suspension in violation of section 12-10-06 of the Bismarck Code of Ordinances. DeCoteau argues that he did not have actual notice of the suspension orders issued to him.

We affirm under N.D.R. App. P. 35.1(a)(3), (4), and (7). See N.D. Cent. Code 39-06-43; State v. Tininenko, 371 N.W.2d 762 (N.D. 1985); State v. Knittel, 308 N.W.2d 379 (N.D. 1981).

Gerald W. VandeWalle, C. J.
Dale V. Sandstrom
Herbert L. Meschke
Beryl J. Levine
William A. Neumann

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