State v. Rohde

1998 ND App 13

• Court: North Dakota Court of Appeals
• Decided: October 22, 1998
• Docket: 980161
• Status: Published

Opinion

Filed 10/22/98 by Clerk of Court of Appeals

COURT OF APPEALS

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

1998 ND APP 13

State of North Dakota,                     Plaintiff and Appellee

      v.                   

Kevin Eugene Rohde,                       Defendant and Appellant

Criminal No. 980161CA

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City of Valley City,                       Plaintiff and Appellee

Kevin Eugene Rohde,                       Defendant and Appellant

Criminal Nos. 980213CA & 980214CA

Appeals from the District Court for Barnes County, Southeast Judicial District, the Honorable Randall L. Hoffman, Judge.

AFFIRMED.

Per Curiam.

Robin Huseby, State’s Attorney, Courthouse, 230 4th St. NW, Room 301, Valley City, ND 58072, for plaintiff and appellee.

Kevin Eugene Rohde, 3579 Sunrise Drive, Valley City, ND 58072.  Pro se.

State v. Rohde

Criminal Nos. 980161CA, 980213CA, 980214CA

[¶1] In these consolidated appeals from convictions for driving while under suspension and driving without liability insurance, Kevin Eugene Rohde asserts the trial court erroneously refused to dismiss the charges against him because he has a constitutional right to operate a motor vehicle on the roads of North Dakota without a valid drivers license.  The North Dakota Supreme Court has rejected this identical argument in the past.   See City of Bismarck v. Stuart , 546 N.W.2d 366, 367 (N.D. 1996); State v. Kouba , 319 N.W.2d 161, 163 (N.D. 1982).   See also State v. Ertelt , 548 N.W.2d 775, 776-77 (N.D. 1996).  Accordingly, we affirm the convictions under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(1) and (7).

[¶2] David W. Nelson, D.J.

Maurice R. Hunke, D.J.

Gerald G. Glaser, S.J.