City of Mandan v. Sperle

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Kimberly Sperle appeals from a judgment of conviction upon a jury verdict finding her guilty of disorderly conduct in violation of a Mandan city ordinance. We hold there is sufficient evidence to sustain the jury’s verdict, and the trial court did not commit obvious error in submitting a general verdict form for the jury’s decision. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] At 9:30 p.m. on May 28, 2003, off-duty Burleigh County Deputy Sheriff Sharon Vogel observed Sperle drive into the Mandan Village Mart parking lot. When Sperle entered the mall laundromat, her small Pomeranian dog jumped…