State v. Wright

ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

Thomas Gordon Wright appeals from the judgment of conviction entered in the District Court for the East Central Judicial District following a jury verdict which found Wright guilty of attempted gross sexual imposition. We affirm the conviction.

On November 10, 1989, the complainant, her father, and Bradley Phelps were socializing and playing pool at the River Queen bar in Fargo, North Dakota. Wright, who was a casual acquaintance of the complainant’s father, subsequently joined the group and they all continued to socialize and play pool.

Sometime at or near closing time…