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City of Bismarck v. Stockert

Supreme Court of North Dakota
Apr 15, 2003
2003 N.D. 57 (N.D. 2003)

Opinion

Nos. 20020331 — 20020333

Decided April 15, 2003

Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Burt L. Riskedahl, Judge. AFFIRMED.

William D. Schmidt, P.O. Box 2076, Bismarck, N.D. 58502-2076, for defendant and appellant; submitted on brief.

Paul H. Fraase, Assistant City Attorney, P.O. Box 5503, Bismarck, N.D. 58506-5503, for plaintiff and appellee; submitted on brief.


[¶ 1] Jeffrey L. Stockert appeals a jury's verdict convicting him of criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, and unlawful registration of a motor vehicle. Stockert argues another person committed the crimes charged, and the State presented insufficient evidence to convict him. "We will reverse a criminal conviction only if, after viewing the evidence and all evidentiary inferences favorable to the prosecution, no rational fact finder could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt." City of Jamestown v. Tahran, 2003 ND 35, ¶ 4, 657 N.W.2d 235. Because a rational jury could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt based on the evidence presented, we summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3).

[¶ 2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.

William A. Neumann

Dale V. Sandstrom

Carol Ronning Kapsner

Mary Muehlen Maring


Summaries of

City of Bismarck v. Stockert

Supreme Court of North Dakota
Apr 15, 2003
2003 N.D. 57 (N.D. 2003)
Case details for

City of Bismarck v. Stockert

Case Details

Full title:City of Bismarck, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Jeffrey L. Stockert, Defendant…

Court:Supreme Court of North Dakota

Date published: Apr 15, 2003

Citations

2003 N.D. 57 (N.D. 2003)