State v. Abuhamda

Citations

• 2019 ND 44
• 923 N.W.2d 498

Syllabus

The right to appeal in this state is purely statutory, and without statutory authorization to hear an appeal this Court lacks jurisdiction. An order approving pretrial diversion is not appealable under statutory authority contained in N.D.C.C. 29-28-06. Supervisory writs may be issued in extraordinary cases to prevent injustice when no adequate alternative remedies exist. While it is true N.D.R.Crim.P. 11(a)(2) does not require ritualistic compliance to enter a conditional guilty plea, courts must substantially comply with the rule's procedural requirements to ensure defendants enter the plea voluntarily and intelligently.