State v. Coutts

GIERKE, Justice.

This is a consolidated appeal by both the defendant, Lorrie Coutts, and the Ward County State’s Attorney from an order issued by the District Court of Ward County, 1 which suspended imposition of the judgment and sentence against Coutts for the common law crime of conspiracy to commit an unlawful act under Chapter 19-03.1, the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, of the North Dakota Century Code. We affirm defendant’s conspiracy conviction, but for the reasons stated in this opinion and not on the ground relied upon by the district court.

The parties have stipulated to the…