State v. Metz

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Filed 07/22/20 by Clerk of Supreme Court IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2020 ND 158 State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Russell James Metz, Defendant and Appellant No. 20200023 Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Douglas A. Bahr, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Justin J. Schwarz, Assistant State’s Attorney, Bismarck, ND, for plaintiff and appellee. Kiara C. Kraus-Parr, Grand Forks, ND, for defendant and appellant. State v. Metz No. 20200023 Per Curiam. [¶1] Russell Metz appeals from a district court’s judgment entered after a jury convicted him of conspiracy to commit burglary, in violation of N.D.C.C. §§ 12.1-06-04 and 12.1-22-02(1), a class C felony. Metz challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. After reviewing the record, we conclude sufficient evidence supports the verdict. We summarily affirm the criminal judgment under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3). [¶2] Jon J. Jensen, C.J. Daniel J. Crothers Lisa Fair McEvers Gerald W. VandeWalle Jerod E. Tufte 1

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