Court Opinion

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FILED
                                                                         IN THE OFFICE OF THE
                                                                      CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
                                                                            JANUARY 5, 2023
                                                                       STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

                  IN THE SUPREME COURT
                  STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

                                 2023 ND 3

State of North Dakota,                                  Plaintiff and Appellee
      v.
Joyanta Banerjee,                                   Defendant and Appellant

                                No. 20220266

Appeal from the District Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District,
the Honorable Reid A. Brady, Judge.

AFFIRMED.

Per Curiam.

Kimberlee J. Hegvik and Nicholas S. Samuelson, Assistant State’s Attorneys,
Fargo, ND, for plaintiff and appellee; submitted on brief.

Joyanta Banerjee, Fargo, ND, self-represented, defendant and appellant;
submitted on brief.
                              State v. Banerjee
                                No. 20220266

Per Curiam.

[¶1] Joyanta Banerjee appeals from two orders denying his motions for a new
trial.

[¶2] Under N.D.R.App.P. 28(b), an appellant’s brief must contain: a table of
contents; a statement regarding jurisdiction; a statement of the issues
presented for review; a statement of the case indicating the nature of the case;
a statement of the facts relevant to the issues, and a legally supported
argument regarding the appellant’s issues. We discussed the importance of
these requirements in State v. Noack, 2017 ND 82, ¶¶ 7-8, 732 N.W.2d 389.
Without the content required by N.D.R.App.P. 28(b), we will decline to review
the appellant’s alleged errors.

[¶3] Although Banerjee’s brief contains headings for a statement of facts, a
statement of the case, and law and argument, the lack of content following the
headings prevents us from providing meaningful or effective appellate review.
Therefore, under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(8) we summarily affirm the district
court’s orders denying Banerjee’s motions for a new trial.

[¶4] Jon J. Jensen, C.J.
     Gerald W. VandeWalle
     Daniel J. Crothers
     Lisa Fair McEvers
     Jerod E. Tufte

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