North Dakota Supreme Court

State v. Lafromboise

April 24, 20252025 ND 81

Summary

The court held that the State could appeal the dismissal of a terrorizing charge for lack of probable cause, even though the dismissal was entered as a judgment. It further held that the preliminary-hearing evidence sufficiently connected Lafromboise to the man seen wielding an unsheathed knife and supported probable cause for terrorizing. The judgment was reversed and the case remanded for further proceedings.