State v. Rieger , 2021 ND 219 ( 2021 )

FILED
IN THE OFFICE OF THE
CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
DECEMBER 9, 2021
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
IN THE SUPREME COURT
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
2021 ND 219State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Andrew Jordan Rieger, Defendant and Appellant
No. 20210092
Appeal from the District Court of Benson County, Northeast Judicial District,
the Honorable Lonnie Olson, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
James P. Wang, State’s Attorney, Minnewaukan, ND, for plaintiff and appellee.
Nicholas D. Roller, Grand Forks, ND, for defendant and appellant.
State v. Rieger
No. 20210092
Per Curiam.
[¶1] Andrew Jordan Rieger appeals from the denial of a motion of acquittal
and a criminal judgment finding him guilty of corruption of a minor, victim
over fifteen and adult over twenty-two, a class C felony under N.D.C.C. § 12.1-
20-05(2). He argues the evidence is insufficient to sustain a guilty verdict, the
minor victim is so untrustworthy that a reasonable factfinder would not credit
her testimony, and it was error for the district court to rely on another witness
for corroboration. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the
verdict, we conclude there is substantial evidence to support the verdict. We
summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3).
[¶2] Jon J. Jensen, C.J.
Gerald W. VandeWalle
Daniel J. Crothers
Lisa Fair McEvers
Jerod E. Tufte
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