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State v. Rufus

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided August 25, 2015No. 20140378PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McEVERS, Justice.

[¶ 1] Galen Paul Rufus appeals from a criminal judgment entered after a bench trial finding him guilty of human trafficking. We affirm, concluding sufficient evidence supports the district court's verdict finding Rufus guilty of human trafficking.

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[¶ 2] Rufus responded to an advertisement posted on Craigslist under “person- ais > casual encounters” by a Ward County Deputy Sheriff using the undercover persona of “Chad Russo.” The advertisement indicated Russo’s girlfriend would be out of town for the weekend and her daughter wanted to make some money while her mother was gone.…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. State v. MankeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Greywind v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Schweigert v. Provident Life Insurance Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
  5. United States v. Daron Lee JungersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. State v. O'ConnorNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2016
  2. State v. BearrunnerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2019
  3. State v. HannahNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2016
  4. State v. AzureNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2017
  5. State v. HoukomNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2021

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