State v. Mejia
This text of 2018 ND 249 (State v. Mejia) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering North Dakota Supreme Court primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
Filed 12/6/18 by Clerk of Supreme Court IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
2018 ND 249
State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Joel Mejia, Defendant and Appellant
No. 20180178
Appeal from the District Court of Mountrail County, North Central Judicial District, the Honorable Richard L. Hagar, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Wade G. Enget, Mountrail County State’s Attorney, Stanley, ND, for plaintiff and appellee.
Caitlyn A. Pierson, Minot, ND, for defendant and appellant. State v. Mejia No. 20180178
Per Curiam. [¶1] Joel Mejia appeals from a criminal judgment entered after he was found guilty of simple assault following a bench trial. Mejia argues there was insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction for simple assault and that the district court was required to make a finding on his claim of self-defense. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3), concluding there was sufficient evidence to support the guilty verdict. We also affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(7), concluding in a case tried without a jury, the court need only find the defendant guilty or not guilty. State v. Berger, 235 N.W.2d 254, 263 (N.D. 1975). [¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Jon J. Jensen Jerod E. Tufte Daniel J. Crothers Lisa Fair McEvers
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
2018 ND 249, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/state-v-mejia-nd-2018.