§ 29-07-01.1 Payment of expenses for defense of indigents – Reimbursement of indigent defense costs and expenses – Indigent defense administration fund – Continuing appropriation
§ 29-07-03 Examination of witnesses
§ 29-07-06 Change of place of hearing – Procedure
§ 29-07-13 Witnesses kept separate – Exclusion during the examination of any witness
§ 29-07-14 Persons not excluded

Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 29-07 - Preliminary Examinations

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • magistrate: is a n officer authorized by law to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a crime or public offense. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • 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
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • writing: includes printing and typewriting. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13