The jurisdiction of a criminal action for murder or manslaughter, when the injury which caused the death was inflicted in one county and the party injured dies in another or out of the state, is in the county where the injury was inflicted.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 29-03-18

  • county: includes an organized county, or an organized county and such unorganized counties or other territory or parts of this state as may be attached by law to such organized county for judicial purposes. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49