State v. Reich

PAULSON, Justice.

Dennis R. Reich appeals from a judgment of conviction entered against him by the Morton County Court with Increased Jurisdiction. A six-member jury convicted Reich of hunting with an artificial light in violation of § 20.1-01-08 of the North Dakota Century Code. We reverse the conviction.

On the evening of October 28, 1979, David Diede, Jr., a rancher residing near Hebron received a telephone call from a friend who notified Diede that some of Die-de’s cattle had escaped from a farmyard and fenced pasture owned by Diede. This land was located south of Hebron. Because Diede had…