Legal Opinion
State v. Wicks
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 8, 1998No. Criminal 970259PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.
[¶ 1] Johannah Wicks appealed from the Criminal Judgment of the Burleigh County District Court. We reverse and remand this ease for a new trial because Wicks was denied assistance of counsel when the district court excused her appointed counsel on the day of trial.
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[¶ 2] Johannah Wicks was living with her boyfriend, Kelly Overby, a convicted drug felon. During a March 29, 1996, probation search of Overby’s residence, Morton County Deputy Brent Slade found a “snow seal” in a pair of blue jeans in thé bathroom. A “snow seal” is a folded piece of paper used to carry…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Jack L. Linton v. E. P. Perini, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- State v. TreisNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. MessnerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
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