State v. Marinucci

SAND, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendant, Peter E. Marinucci [Marinucci], from a county court with increased jurisdiction judgment of conviction for criminal coercion entered after a jury verdict and from the sentence imposed. Marinucci was sentenced to the Cass County jail for nine months with all but ten days suspended, fined $400.00, and assessed $600.00 in court costs.

On 2 September 1981 Marinucci was employed by Steiger Tractor, Inc., of Fargo, North Dakota, as a maintenance mechanic. On that date the employees of Steiger Tractor were on strike and there were a number of picket…