STATE v. THILL

Crim. No. 900318.

468 N.W.2d 643 (1991)

STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Maurice THILL, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

April 18, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia L. Burke (argued), States Atty., Bismarck, for plaintiff and appellant.

Rolf P. Sletten (argued), Bismarck, for defendant and appellee.


MESCHKE, Justice.

The State appealed from an order dismissing a criminal charge of child sexual abuse against Maurice Thill as barred by the statute of limitations. We conclude that the trial court misapplied the statutes of limitation. We reverse and remand for trial.

In September 1989, Maurice Thill was arrested for violating NDCC 12.1-20-03 (1977),1 a class A felony, by sexual acts with a seven-year-old child. After a series...

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