Legal Opinion
State v. Bell
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided March 21, 2000No. 990290PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDSTROM, Justice.
[¶ 1] The State of North Dakota moved to dismiss Kyle Kenneth Bell’s appeal of his murder conviction. We grant the State’s motion to dismiss, concluding Bell forfeited and abandoned his appeal by escaping.
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[¶ 2] On August 20, 1999, a jury found Bell guilty of murder for the killing of eleven-year-old Jeanna North. On September 24, 1999, the district court issued a criminal judgment and commitment, sentencing ' him to life imprisonment. Bell appealed his conviction on September 24, 1999. On October 13, 1999, Bell escaped from custody while being transported from the North…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Molinaro v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Ortega-Rodriguez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Estelle v. DorroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Allen v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Goeke v. BranchSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- State v. CauserNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
- Satoko Matsumoto v. Tatsuya MatsumotoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2002
- City of Grand Forks v. RiemersNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2008
- Bell v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
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