Legal Opinion

State v. Cook

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided April 12, 2018No. 20170269PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McEvers, Justice.

[¶1] Joshua Cook appeals from a criminal judgment after a jury found him guilty of possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, possession of heroin, possession of methadone, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana. We conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion by admitting evidence after proper foundation was laid, the court did not abuse its discretion by not granting a departure from the mandatory minimum sentence, and the court did not err in considering Cook's prior convictions when sentencing. Therefore, we affirm the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. United States v. Cornelius Peoples, United States of America v. Xavier LightfootCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  3. State v. CummingsNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
  4. State v. HaugenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Myers v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2017

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  5. State ex rel. City of Marion v. AlberNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2018

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