Title: Interest of Hoff

State: north-dakota

Issuer: North Dakota Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2019 ND ____ In the Interest of Robert R. Hoff Marina Spahr, Assistant State’s Attorney, Petitioner and Appellee v. Robert R. Hoff, Respondent and Appellant No. 20190066 Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable John W. Grinsteiner, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Marina Spahr, Assistant State’s Attorney, Bismarck, N.D., for petitioner and appellee. Kent M. Morrow, Bismarck, N.D., for respondent and appellant. Filed 9/12/19 by Clerk of Supreme Court 1 Per Curiam. Robert Hoff appeals from a district court order denying his petition for discharge from treatment and finding he remains a sexually dangerous individual. Hoff argues the district court abused its discretion in granting the State’s request for a continuance. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4), finding no abuse of discretion by the district court. Hoff also argues there was not clear and convincing evidence that he has serious difficulty controlling his behavior. The district court’s findings of fact and order are supported by clear and convincing evidence, and we summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2). Interest of Hoff No. 20190066 Per Curiam. [¶1] Robert Hoff appeals from a district court order denying his petition for discharge from treatment and finding he remains a sexually dangerous individual. Hoff argues the district court abused its discretion in granting the State’s request for a continuance. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4), finding no abuse of discretion by the district court. [¶2] Hoff also argues there was not clear and convincing evidence that he has serious difficulty controlling his behavior. The district court’s findings of fact and order are supported by clear and convincing evidence, and we summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2). [¶3] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Jerod E. Tufte Daniel J. Crothers Lisa Fair McEvers Jon J. Jensen