Terry Steinwand Arrested GSI



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Charges dismissed without prejudice in Terry Steinwand’s case

Charges dismissed without prejudice in Terry Steinwand’s case© KFYR-TV
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Charges have been dismissed without prejudice in the case of former North Dakota Game and Fish Director Terry Steinwand.

According to Cornell Law School, to dismiss without prejudice means the court has closed the current case. However, the entity or person who initiated it has the chance to re-file, make changes or bring the same case back up later.

It is not a final judgment.

The 72-year-old man was facing a Class AA felony of gross sexual imposition.

The State of North Dakota and his defense attorney had proposed two plea deals to Judge Marina Spahr, which she rejected.

In the filing, the Court states that this might look contradictory to its decisions, but “the dismissal reflects the State’s exercise of its prosecutorial discretion, not a ruling by the Court on the merits of the case.”

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Kept inching closer to trial day, and if the family doesn't want to put the child through a trial at this time, there is nothing anyone can do about it. No victim or eye witness testimony equals no case. No way the court could tap the gavel on those plea agreements either. NO WAY. At least everyone sees him for the MONSTER he is now. The crime was reported, the statute of limitations clock is still ticking.
 
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Looks like steinwand and the state’s attorney both run with the holmberg gang. If the plea deals would have been reasonable instead of get out of jail fee cards the judge would have accepted them. Now he will be charged with a minor misdemeanor and skate with minimal repercussions and future charges will be not possible with double jeopardy
 

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There have been multiple similar cases in the past where the state has dropped charges to get out of the way for federal prosecution. The West Fargo principal comes to mind. Cass county announced they were dropping charges, everyone gets pissed not knowing the feds were taking over and the feds dropped the hammer on him. Nobody has gotten away with anything yet. This could be far from over.
 


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There have been multiple similar cases in the past where the state has dropped charges to get out of the way for federal prosecution. The West Fargo principal comes to mind. Cass county announced they were dropping charges, everyone gets pissed not knowing the feds were taking over and the feds dropped the hammer on him. Nobody has gotten away with anything yet. This could be far from over.
Terry Steinwand knows feds in high places. As director of NDGF he attended meetings with Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and was one of their main architects of the Recovering Americas Wildlife Act. A deal worth $1.4 Billion federal money or bringing $26 million to North Dakota. It hasn't passed but is still out there. One of many such Bills.

AFWA membership list:

https://www.fishwildlife.org/landing/membership/member-list

Eight federal members.
 


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There have been multiple similar cases in the past where the state has dropped charges to get out of the way for federal prosecution. The West Fargo principal comes to mind. Cass county announced they were dropping charges, everyone gets pissed not knowing the feds were taking over and the feds dropped the hammer on him. Nobody has gotten away with anything yet. This could be far from over.
This ^^^^
More than likely federal charges are coming, hence why the state dropped their charges.
 

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This ^^^^
More than likely federal charges are coming, hence why the state dropped their charges.
This was from a Bis Tribune article

South Central District Judge Marina Spahr during a March 27 hearing suggested that scenario as one option, after she refused to reconsider her decision earlier in the month to reject a plea deal for Steinwand. Lingle in his motion indicates prosecutors plan to refile.

A misdemeanor sexaul assault charge carries a maximum sentence of about a year in jail. The felony charge carries a mandatory term of five years in prison, and up to life behind bars without parole.


https://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-regional/article_01998bd0-0545-43fe-9349-265fb27f884a.html
 


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