State v. Patten

VANDE WALLE, Justice.

Gary Patten appealed from a judgment of conviction of the district court, Burleigh County, which found him guilty of removing a child from the State in violation of a custody decree. We affirm.

In May 1982 Gary and his wife, Valery Patten, separated, and Gary received temporary custody of his two sons, ages five and six. The May court order provided that Gary would have custody until a hearing in June 1982, at which time the court would determine who should be entitled to temporary custody pending final resolution of the matter. In August 1982 the court determined that…