State v. Hafner

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] David James Hafner appealed from a judgment convicting him of maintaining a public nuisance in violation of N.D.C.C. § 42-01-15. We conclude the jury instructions were consistent with the applicable law and the trial court did not err in denying Haf-ner’s motion for acquittal. We therefore affirm.

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[¶ 2] Hafner was a self-employed farmer. He began farming in 1970, about fifteen miles north of Beulah, directly off Highway 1806. His farming operation consisted of small grains, hay, hogs, and cows. Hafner owned approximately two hundred hogs between April 9,1997, and…