The State Bar Association of North Dakota Spring 2014 Gavel Magazine | Page 30

SUPREME COURT RULE
AMENDMENTS ADDRESS GUILTY
PLEAS, INTERPRETERS, E-FILING
with legal decision-making authority, or
person with a significant legal interest in
the matter.” The explanatory note for Rule
of Court 6.10, which has a section on oaths
for interpreters, was also amended. The
amendments to these rules were designed
to reflect the American Bar Association’s
Standards for Language access in Courts.

MIKE HAGBURG
Attorney at Law
In addition to making numerous
amendments to the Rules of Evidence,
discussed in the last issue of The Gavel, the
Supreme Court this year has also made
significant amendments to other court
rules. The amendments took effect March
1, 2014.
Criminal Procedure Rule 11 on pleas was
amended to require a court accepting a
guilty plea to obtain an acknowledgment
from the defendant about whether the
defendant was admitting guilt or pleading
guilty while still maintaining innocence.
The amendment was prompted by the
Supreme Court’s concern that defendants
may not understand that H