When judgment upon a conviction is rendered, the clerk shall enter the same upon the minutes, stating briefly the offense for which the conviction has been had, and, as soon as possible, shall annex together and file the following papers which constitute a record of the action:

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 29-26-23

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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
  • information: is a n accusation in writing, in form and substance like an indictment for the same offense, charging a person with a crime or public offense, signed and verified by some person and presented to the district court and filed in the office of the clerk of said court. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37

1.    The information or indictment and all the papers filed in the action, together with a copy of the minutes of the plea; 2.    A copy of the minutes of the trial; 3.    The written charges given or refused, with endorsements, if any, thereon, and the written instructions given by the court, and the copy of any oral instructions by the court and filed with the clerk; and

4.    A copy of the judgment.