Legal Opinion
State v. Ellvanger
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided March 28, 1990No. Cr. 890144PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESCHKE, Justice.
Brandon Ellvanger appealed from jury convictions of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter, from denial of his motion for acquittal, and from denial of his motions for a new trial. We rule that admissions by an intoxicated and unrepresented juvenile should not have been used as evidence. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
After school on November 25, 1987, fifteen-year-old Brandon Ellvanger checked his trap line around the farm where he lived with his father, Gregory Ellvanger. Sometime after 9 p.m., Brandon left the farm and visited with his grandfather, Floyd Ellvanger,…
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