Legal Opinion

Brady v. J.F.

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided April 6, 2009No. 20080140PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CROTHERS, Justice.

[¶ 1] Reid A. Brady, an assistant Cass County State’s Attorney (“State”), appeals from a juvenile court order on review of a judicial referee’s decision in which the court rejected the referee’s determination of guilt and instead ruled B.F. did not commit the delinquent act of negligent homicide. Because the juvenile court judge’s de novo review of the judicial referee’s decision resulted in an acquittal and double jeopardy principles preclude the State from appealing an acquittal, we dismiss the appeal.

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[¶ 2] At 2:30 p.m. on August 12, 2007, B.F., a 17-year-old male, was…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Breed v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Sanabria v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Justices of Boston Municipal Court v. LydonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Smith v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005

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3Cited by13 opinions

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