Opinion
No. 990305.
Decided April 5, 2000.
Appeal from the District Court of Ward County, Northwest Judicial District, the Honorable Glenn Dill, III, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Rozanna C. Larson, Assistant State's Attorney, Courthouse, P.O. Box 5005, Minot, ND 58702-5005, for plaintiff and appellee. Submitted on brief.
Richard B. Thomas, 13 First Ave. SW, Suite 500, P.O. Box 2298, Minot, ND 58702-2298, for defendant and appellant.
Submitted on brief.
NOTE: SUMMARY OPINION, SEE NORTH DAKOTA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE, RULE 35.1
[¶ 1] Larry Soum appeals from his conviction for driving while under suspension, arguing he has a constitutional right to operate a motor vehicle on the roads of North Dakota without a valid license to drive. We have repeatedly rejected that argument. See City of Bismarck v. Stuart, 546 N.W.2d 366, 367 (N.D. 1996); State v. Kouba, 319 N.W.2d 161, 163 (N.D. 1982); see also State v. Ertelt, 548 N.W.2d 775, 776-77 (N.D. 1996). We accordingly affirm Soum's conviction under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(7).
[¶ 2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
Carol Ronning Kapsner
Dale V. Sandstrom
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