State v. De La Cruz
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: 276 Conviction of patronizing a minor for commercial sexual activity is summarily affirmed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3).
IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2017 ND 276
State of North
Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Miguel Angel Rodriguez De La Cruz, Defendant
and Appellant
No. 20170207
Appeal from the District Court of Cass
County, East Central Judicial District, the Honorable John C.
Irby, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Leah J.
Viste, Assistant State's Attorney, Fargo, ND, for plaintiff and appellee; submitted on
brief.
Nicholas D. Thornton and James A. Teigland, Fargo, ND, for defendant and
appellant; submitted on brief.
State v. De La CruzNo. 20170207
Per Curiam.
[¶1] Miguel Angel Rodriguez De La Cruz appealed from a criminal judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of patronizing a minor for commercial sexual activity. On appeal, De La Cruz argues the guilty verdict is not supported by sufficient evidence. We conclude the State presented sufficient evidence and summarily affirm the criminal judgment under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3).
[¶2] Gerald W.
VandeWalle, C.J.
Jon J. Jensen
Jerod E. Tufte
Daniel J. Crothers
Lisa Fair
McEvers
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