Smith v. Isakson

Citations

• 962 N.W.2d 594
• 2021 ND 131

Syllabus

The Sixth Amendment does not extend the right to a jury trial for a violation of a Bismarck ordinance restricting the use of public property. Citizens of our state may have greater protections under the North Dakota Constitution than the United States Constitution. The North Dakota Constitution guarantees the right to a jury trial for an infraction-level violation of a Bismarck ordinance restricting the use of public property.