In State v. Ringquist, 433 N.W.2d 207 (N.D. 1988) is this case a function of State or federal court system?

Question

Which court state or federal has judrisdiction

Answer 1

Look at the cite - North Dakota case.

Answer 2

See above.

You can always tell from the case citation. The format for citations is the volume number, then the reporter acronym, then the page number. So 433 N.W.2nd 207 is volume 433 of the NorthWest report 2nd Series, page 207.

Federal court cases are published in the Federal Appendix (F.Appx) or the Federal Supplement (F.Supp.#) at the district level, and the Federal Reported (F., F.2d, F.3d, ...) at the appellate level. Federal Supreme Court cases have S.Ct. or U.S. as the main citation. Federal Bankruptcy cases are B.R.

Almost anything else is one of the regional reporters, which means it is a state case.

Answer 3

This was a state court case. It was a case decided by the Supreme Court of North Dakota in 1988, in which they reversed a district court's decision to suppress evidence seized by search warrant. The district court found that the search warrant was not founded upon probable cause, and had not been properly issued. The state argued that the controlling law should be the standards set forth in Illinois v. Gates 462 US 213 (1983) The North Dakota Supreme Court agreed.

Before reading too much into this case, make sure you run it through a citation service to see its current incarnation. Search and seizure law is constantly evolving, as is criminal procedure. For more specific details on the status of admissibility of evidence in North Dakota, contact an attorney licensed in that state.