Legal Opinion
Olsen v. Koppy
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 19, 1999No. 980336PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUMANN, Justice.
[¶ 1] Walter S. Olsen III appeals from an order dismissing his request for appointment of a private attorney to initiate criminal prosecutions against his wife and others. We conclude the order is not appealable. We treat Olsen’s attempted appeal as a request for a supervisory writ, which we decline to issue.
[¶ 2] In August 1998, Olsen, who was then incarcerated in the North Dakota State Penitentiary, asked the trial court to appoint a private attorney under N.D.C.C. § 11-16-06, to initiate criminal prosecutions against his wife and two males for adultery and unlawful…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Johnson v. BroderickNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1947
- State v. HagertyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
- B.H. v. K.D.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
- Odden v. O'KEEFENorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
- Mitchell v. SanbornNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by13 opinions
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