State v. Zajac

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] Lawrence Zajac appeals from a district court order deferring imposition of sentence, entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of injuring a highway under N.D.C.C. § 24-12-01, and from the court’s order denying his motion for a new trial. Because we conclude that the district court did not err in denying Zajac’s requested jury instruction on the defense of excuse, we affirm.

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[¶ 2] In a June 11, 2007, complaint, Za-jac was charged with causing injury to a highway in violation of N.D.C.C. § 24-12-01, a class B misdemeanor. According to the complaint, on June 2, 2007,…