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STATE v. MAGNUSON

Criminal No. 960378.

571 N.W.2d 642 (1997)

1997 ND 228

STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Troy J. MAGNUSON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

December 2, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark R. Boening, Assistant State's Attorney, Fargo, for plaintiff and appellee.

Leslie Johnson Aldrich, of Johnson Law Office, Fargo, for defendant and appellant.

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Troy Magnuson appealed from a conviction entered upon a guilty plea to the charge of murder. We hold Magnuson was competent to proceed and assist his defense when he pled guilty and his voluntary guilty plea waived his right to assert the defense of lack of criminal responsibility for the crime. We also hold the trial court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing Magnuson. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] Magnuson was charged...

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