Riemers v. Eslinger

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] Roland Riemers filed a petition for supervisory writ with this Court, which we granted with regard to whether Riem-ers has a right of trial by jury under the Constitution of North Dakota for a non*633criminal municipal traffic citation punishable by a twenty-dollar fine. We hold the state constitution provides Riemers with the right to a jury trial for the citation and remand the case back to the Grand Forks municipal court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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[¶ 2] On July 22, 2009, Riemers was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Grand Forks. Following…