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State v. Thompson

Supreme Court of North Dakota
May 17, 2005
704 N.W.2d 286 (N.D. 2005)

Opinion

No. 20050089

Filed May 17, 2005

Appeal from the District Court of Slope County, Southwest Judicial District, the Honorable Allan L. Schmalenberger, Judge.

AFFIRMED.

William P. Thompson (submitted on brief), pro se, P.O. Box 5521, Bismarck, N.D. 58506-5521, defendant and appellant.

Nici Meyer Clarkson (submitted on brief), State's Attorney, P.O. Box 180, Bowman, N.D. 58623-0180, for plaintiff and appellee.


Per Curiam.


[¶ 1] William Thompson appeals a district court order denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence. We summarily affirm the district court's order under Rule 35.1(a)(1), (7), N.D.R.App.P. United States v. DiFrancesco, 449 U.S. 117, 139 (1980) (statutory authorization of a fine and imprisonment does not violate the double jeopardy clause); State v. Wika, 1998 ND 33, ¶ 15, 574 N.W.2d 831 (criminal sentence within statutory limits is not illegal).

[¶ 2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.

Dale V. Sandstrom

Carol Ronning Kapsner

Mary Muehlen Maring


Summaries of

State v. Thompson

Supreme Court of North Dakota
May 17, 2005
704 N.W.2d 286 (N.D. 2005)
Case details for

State v. Thompson

Case Details

Full title:State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. William P. Thompson…

Court:Supreme Court of North Dakota

Date published: May 17, 2005

Citations

704 N.W.2d 286 (N.D. 2005)
2005 N.D. 88