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STATE v. LaFONTAINE

Crim. No. 708-B.

293 N.W.2d 426 (1980)

STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Russell LaFONTAINE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

April 30, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia A. Rothe, State's Atty., Fargo, for plaintiff and appellee.

Ramlo, Anderson & Associates, Fargo, for defendant and appellant; argued by Robert A. Ramlo, Fargo.

PEDERSON, Justice.

This involves a motion to dismiss an appeal from an interlocutory order denying a closure of pretrial proceedings in a criminal case. LaFontaine "admits that his appeal. . . is not within the purview of N.D. C.C. 29-28-06." The appeal is dismissed.

"The right to appeal is purely statutory, and an order is appealable only if it comes within the provisions of a specific statute. [Cites omitted.] The right to appeal is a substantial right...

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