State v. Holte

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] The State petitioned this Court for a supervisory writ directing the trial court to vacate the part of a pretrial order holding it will instruct a jury that “willful” is the culpability requirement in a criminal prosecution under N.D.C.C. § 14-07.1-06 for violating a domestic violence protection order issued under N.D.C.C. § 14-07.1-02. We conclude this is an appropriate case to exercise our supervisory jurisdiction, and we grant the writ.

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[¶ 2] On May 2, 1997, the Dunn County District Court issued a domestic violence protection order prohibiting Larry H.…