People v. Hines

The People appeal from a judgment of acquittal entered by the district court at the conclusion of the prosecution’s case on the charge of felony menacing. 1 The district court concluded that the prosecution’s evidence demonstrating that the defendant made a contingent or a conditional threat while holding a weapon at his side was insufficient to establish a prima facie case of felony menacing because the threat itself was conditional and the weapon was not pointed at the victim. We disagree with the ruling of the district court.

The defendant, Donald E. Hines, was charged with the crime of…