SANDSTROM, Justice.
[¶ 1] The State of North Dakota moved to dismiss Kyle Kenneth Bell's appeal of his murder conviction. We grant the State's motion to dismiss, concluding Bell forfeited and abandoned his appeal by escaping.
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[¶ 2] On August 20, 1999, a jury found Bell guilty of murder for the killing of eleven-year-old Jeanna North. On September 24, 1999, the district court issued a criminal judgment and commitment, sentencing him to...
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