Legal Opinion
State v. Thill
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 18, 1991No. Crim. 900318PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESCHKE, Justice.
The State appealed from an order dismissing a criminal charge of child sexual abuse against Maurice Thill as barred by the statute of limitations. We conclude that the trial court misapplied the statutes of limitation. We reverse and remand for trial.
In September 1989, Maurice Thill was arrested for violating NDCC 12.1-20-03 (1977), 1 a class A felony, by sexual acts with a seven-year-old child. After a series of delays, a preliminary hearing in county court on January 31, 1990, resulted in Thill being bound over to the district court for trial. The information, dated October…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- County of Stutsman v. State Historical Society of North DakotaNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
- Falter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
- Commonwealth v. BargeronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- State v. HerschNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989
- State v. HogieNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by20 opinions
- People v. FrazerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- City of Bismarck v. UhdenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. LaibNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. DavenportNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
- State v. GwytherNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.