From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

State v. Hojian

Supreme Court of North Dakota.
Nov 16, 2017
903 N.W.2d 291 (N.D. 2017)

Opinion

No. 20170142

11-16-2017

STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Joshua Paul HOJIAN, Defendant and Appellant

Justin J. Schwarz, Assistant State's Attorney, Bismarck, ND, for plaintiff and appellee; submitted on brief. Laura C. Ringsak, Bismarck, ND, for plaintiff and appellee; submitted on brief.


Justin J. Schwarz, Assistant State's Attorney, Bismarck, ND, for plaintiff and appellee; submitted on brief.

Laura C. Ringsak, Bismarck, ND, for plaintiff and appellee; submitted on brief.

Per Curiam.

[¶1] Joshua Paul Hojian appeals from a criminal judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of violation of a domestic violence protection order and forgery. Hojian argues the verdict was not supported by sufficient evidence. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3) and (7). State v. Noorlun, 2005 ND 189, ¶ 20, 705 N.W.2d 819 ("A conviction may be justified on circumstantial evidence alone if the circumstantial evidence has such probative force as to enable the trier of fact to find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, a jury may find a defendant guilty even though evidence exists which, if believed, could lead to a not guilty verdict." (internal citations omitted)).

[¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.

Daniel J. Crothers

Lisa Fair McEvers Jon J. Jensen

Jerod E. Tufte


Summaries of

State v. Hojian

Supreme Court of North Dakota.
Nov 16, 2017
903 N.W.2d 291 (N.D. 2017)
Case details for

State v. Hojian

Case Details

Full title:STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Joshua Paul HOJIAN…

Court:Supreme Court of North Dakota.

Date published: Nov 16, 2017

Citations

903 N.W.2d 291 (N.D. 2017)
2017 N.D. 257