STATE v. PATTEN

Crim. No. 979.

353 N.W.2d 30 (1984)

STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Gary L. PATTEN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

June 28, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia L. Burke, Asst. State's Atty., Bismarck, for plaintiff and appellee State of North Dakota.

James J. Coles, of Bickle, Coles & Snyder, Bismarck, for defendant and appellant.


VANDE WALLE, Justice.

Gary Patten appealed from a judgment of conviction of the district court, Burleigh County, which found him guilty of removing a child from the State in violation of a custody decree. We affirm.

In May 1982 Gary and his wife, Valery Patten, separated, and Gary received temporary custody of his two sons, ages five and six. The May court order provided that Gary would have custody until a hearing in June 1982, at which time the court would...

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