State v. Skarsgard

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Filed Nov. 14, 2007
IN THE SUPREME COURT
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
2007 ND 174

State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Rockwell Dean Skarsgard, Defendant and Appellant

No. 20070083

City of Minot, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Rockwell Dean Skarsgard, Defendant and Appellant

No. 20070084

Appeal from the District Court of Ward County, Northwest Judicial District, the Honorable David W. Nelson, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Mark A. Flagstad (argued), Assistant State's Attorney, Courthouse, 315 3rd St. SE, P.O. Box 5005, Minot, ND 58702-5005, for plaintiff and appellee.
Mark S. Douglas (argued), North Dakota Public Defenders' Office, 16 E. Broadway, Williston, ND 58801, for defendant and appellant.

State v. Skarsgard; City of Minot v. Skarsgard
Nos. 20070083 & 20070084

Per Curiam.

[¶1] Rockwell Skarsgard appeals from two criminal judgments following a jury trial in which he was found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol, a class C felony, and driving with a suspended license, a class A misdemeanor.

[¶2] On appeal, Skarsgard argues the State provided insufficient evidence to sustain the guilty verdicts. Skarsgard argues the district court abused its discretion in sentencing him. He further argues he was denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial and that his pretrial detainment constituted a violation of his constitutional right against cruel and unusual punishment. Skarsgard also contends the district court improperly enhanced his charges based on prior convictions.

[¶3] We summarily affirm the criminal judgments under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3), (4), and (7). See State v. Skarsgard, 2007 ND 159, State v. Skarsgard, 2007 ND 160, 739 N.W.2d 786, and State v. Moran, 2006 ND 62, 711 N.W.2d 915.

[¶4] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
Carol Ronning Kapsner
Dale V. Sandstrom
Daniel J. Crothers
Mary Muehlen Maring

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