State v. Johnson
Opinion
Filed 10/22/13 by Clerk of Supreme Court
IN THE SUPREME COURT
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
2013 ND 181
State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
James Duane Johnson, Defendant and Appellant
No. 20130144
Appeal from the District Court of Ransom County, Southeast Judicial District, the Honorable John T. Paulson, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Fallon M. Kelly, State’s Attorney, P.O. Box 391, Lisbon, N.D. 58054-0391, for plaintiff and appellee; submitted on brief.
Erin M. Conroy, P.O. Box 137, Bottineau, N.D. 58318, for defendant and appellant; submitted on brief.
State v. Johnson
No. 20130144
Per Curiam.
[¶1] James Duane Johnson appealed from a criminal judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of gross sexual imposition. Johnson claims there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction because the complainant’s testimony was inconsistent and contradictory and no rational jury could find him guilty. Viewing the conflicting evidence in the light most favorable to the jury verdict, we conclude there was sufficient evidence to convict Johnson, and we affirm the judgment under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3).
[¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
Dale V. Sandstrom
Daniel J. Crothers
Mary Muehlen Maring
Carol Ronning Kapsner
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