State v. Jones

State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Robert Doyle Jones, Jr., Defendant and Appellant

No. 20120165

Appeal from the District Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District, the Honorable Wade L. Webb, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Tristan J. Van de Streek (appeared), Assistant State's Attorney, and Ross Pearson (argued), third-year law student, under the Rule on Limited Practice of Law by Law Students, Courthouse, P.O. Box 2806, Fargo, N.D. 58108-2806, for plaintiff and appellee.
Thomas M. Jackson, 418 East Rosser Avenue, Suite 320, Bismarck, N.D. 58501, for defendant and appellant.

State v. JonesNo. 20120165

Per Curiam.

[¶1] Robert Jones, Jr. appealed from a criminal judgment entered upon an Alford plea of guilty to the charge of forgery. On appeal, Jones argues the district court judge should have disqualified himself from the case under Canon 3 of the North Dakota Code of Judicial Conduct and failed to inquire whether Jones waived disqualification. Jones also argues the court erred when it allowed him to enter the plea after requesting a psychological evaluation. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4). See also State v. Jones, 2011 ND 234, 817 N.W.2d 313.

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