State v. York

SAND, Justice.

The State of North Dakota appealéd from a district court order dismissing the criminal information against the defendant, Cletus R. York, Jr. (hereinafter referred to as defendant or York).

On 23 August 1981 York, a resident of the Minot Air Force Base in Ward County, North Dakota, reported to law enforcement personnel that his 1980 Ford Pinto automobile was stolen. York informed law enforcement personnel that the doors to the automobile were locked, that he had possession of the keys to his automobile, and that some stereo equipment was in the car at the time of the theft.

On the…