Legal Opinion
State v. Sadowski
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided March 17, 1983No. Cr. 861PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.
In State v. Sadowski, 329 N.W.2d 583 (1983), we raised the question of whether or not the trial court had jurisdiction to adjudicate the criminal charge against Rhonda A. Sadowski. For the reasons hereinafter stated, we reverse without prejudice.
Specifically, the question to be resolved is:
Whether or not magistrate and referee Cynthia A. Rothe was empowered to preside over Sadowski’s trial and ultimately adjudge her to be guilty of prostitution, a class B misdemeanor.
The facts relevant to a proper determination of this issue are not in dispute and can be briefly…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Norton v. Shelby CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Grafton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
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- State v. RogersNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1926
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