State v. Coppage

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] Ernest Coppage appeals the district court’s criminal judgment and a subsequent order denying his motion for a new trial entered on a jury’s verdict of guilty of attempted murder. We hold that the jury verdict was not legally inconsistent, the motion for a new trial was not timely, and the verdict was supported by sufficient evidence. We, therefore, affirm both the criminal judgment and the order denying Coppage’s motion for a new trial.

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[¶ 2] In October 2006, Coppage was charged with attempted murder. He allegedly attempted to kill the victim by intentionally choking her…