State v. Tipler

VANDE WALLE, Justice.

As a result of a skirmish which ensued when police officers attempted to arrest him on a felony warrant, Jeffrey Lowell Tipler was charged with “preventing arrest or discharge of other duties,” a Class C felony. Sec. 12.1-08-02(1), N.D.C.C. 1 A Cass County jury found Tipler guilty. This appeal followed. We affirm.

At trial, Tipler presented evidence that he was intoxicated at the time of the offense. In addition to his own testimony, Tipler’s drinking companions testified concerning his intoxication. One of them opined, “[If Tipler wasn’t drunk] there must have been…