State v. Hatlewick

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Brian Hatlewiek appeals from a criminal judgment convicting him on three counts of willfully permitting livestock to run at large in violation of N.D.C.C. § 36-11-01. We affirm the convictions.

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[¶ 2] Hatlewiek was charged with four counts of stock running at large through failure to maintain a lawful fence. At the bench trial, Hatlewiek’s neighbors testified that his cattle had been loose on their property on more than one occasion, destroying crops and various other items. Hatlewiek presented evidence that the fences complied with the definition of a legal fence and…