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State v. Mertz

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided March 30, 1994No. Cr. 930210PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

Lonnie Mertz appealed from a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of class C felony abandonment or nonsupport of a child in violation of § 14-07-15, N.D.C.C. We affirm.

Lonnie and Jessie Mertz were divorced in Burleigh County in 1981. Jessie was awarded custody of their three minor children, Marty, Kristy, and Mindy, and Mertz was ordered to pay $450 child support per month. In 1982, the court lowered the amount of child support to $300 per month. Mertz was behind in his child support payments for much of the time and the total arrearages were…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. United States v. DixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
  3. United States v. HalperSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. United States v. National Dairy Products Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. State v. DvorakNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Investors Title Insurance Co. v. HerzigNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Mertz v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Millang v. HahnNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
  5. State v. EldredNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997

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