Legal Opinion

State v. Kurle

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided July 16, 1986No. Crim. 1162PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VANDE WALLE, Justice.

Eugene Kurle appealed from a judgment of conviction of the Sheridan County Court for menacing. Kurle argues that the evidence is insufficient to support the trial court’s finding of guilt. 1 We reverse.

When a defendant alleges on appeal that the evidence is insufficient to sustain a conviction, “ ‘we do not weigh conflicting evidence, nor do we judge the credibility of witnesses; instead, we look only to the evidence most favorable to the verdict and the reasonable inferences therefrom to see if there is substantial evidence to warrant a conviction.’ ” State v. Mertz, 362…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. VictorCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  2. State v. MankeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
  3. State v. MertzNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
  4. State v. OlsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1980
  5. State v. HatchNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. CarlsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Steckler v. StecklerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  3. City of Bismarck v. SchoppertNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Lawrence v. DelkampNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  5. State v. BarthNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005

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