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State v. Norman

Supreme Court of North Dakota
Mar 25, 2011
798 N.W.2d 878 (N.D. 2011)

Opinion

No. 20100296.

Decided March 25, 2011.

Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Gail H. Hagerty, Judge.

AFFIRMED.

Lloyd C. Suhr, Assistant State's Attorney, Courthouse, 514 E. Thayer Ave., Bismarck, N.D. 58501, for plaintiff and appellee; on brief.

James E. Norman, self-represented, P.O. Box 5521, Bismarck, N.D. 58506-5521, defendant and appellant; on brief.


[¶ 1] James Norman appeals from a trial court order denying the State's motion for an order requiring DNA sample from Norman and denying Norman's motion resisting the State's motion and his motions for appointment of counsel and oral argument. We conclude the trial court's denial of the State's motion makes the order favorable to Norman and, therefore, not appealable. Accordingly, we dispose of Norman's appeal under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(1) and (a)(7). See, e.g., Pearce v. North Dakota Workmen's Compensation Bureau, 68 N.D. 78, 276 N.W. 917, 918 (1937) ("A party cannot appeal from a judgment wholly in his own favor since he is not aggrieved thereby.").

[¶ 2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.

Mary Muehlen Maring

Daniel J. Crothers

Carol Ronning Kapsner

Steven L. Marquart, D.J.

[¶ 3] The Honorable Steven L. Marquart, D.J., sitting in place of Sandstrom, J., disqualified.


Summaries of

State v. Norman

Supreme Court of North Dakota
Mar 25, 2011
798 N.W.2d 878 (N.D. 2011)
Case details for

State v. Norman

Case Details

Full title:State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. James Elwood Norman…

Court:Supreme Court of North Dakota

Date published: Mar 25, 2011

Citations

798 N.W.2d 878 (N.D. 2011)
2011 N.D. 66