Legal Opinion
State v. Kranz
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 28, 1984No. Cr. 967PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.
Paul Kranz appeals from a judgment of conviction entered by the County Court of Burleigh County on October 17, 1983, following a bench trial in which the court found him guilty of the crime of menacing, a class A misdemeanor, in violation of Section 12.1-17-05, N.D.C.C. Kranz contends that he did not affirmatively waive his constitutional right to a trial by jury.
North Dakota Rule of Criminal Procedure 23(a) allows a defendant to waive the right to trial by jury. It reads:
“Trial shall be by jury in all cases as provided by law unless the defendant waives a jury trial…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Tibbs v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by24 opinions
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