State v. Entzel , 2023 ND 174 ( 2023 )

FILED
IN THE OFFICE OF THE
CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
IN THE SUPREME COURT
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
2023 ND 174State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Nikki Sue Melissa Entzel, Defendant and Appellant
No. 20230078
Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial
District, the Honorable Douglas A. Bahr, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Julie A. Lawyer, State’s Attorney, Bismarck, N.D., for plaintiff and appellee.
Samuel A. Gereszek, Grand Forks, N.D., for defendant and appellant.
State v. Entzel
No. 20230078
Per Curiam.
[¶1] Nikki Sue Entzel appeals from a criminal judgment entered after a jury
convicted her of conspiracy to commit murder. She argues insufficient evidence
supports the conviction because her coconspirator did not testify regarding her
agreement to commit murder. After reviewing the record, we conclude evidence
was presented allowing the jury to draw an inference reasonably tending to
prove guilt and fairly warranting a conviction. See State v. Noble, 2023 ND 119,
¶ 4, 992 N.W.2d 518 (explaining “this Court merely reviews the record to
determine if there is competent evidence allowing the jury to draw an inference
reasonably tending to prove guilt and fairly warranting a conviction”). We
summarily affirm the judgment under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3).
[¶2] Jon J. Jensen, C.J.
Daniel J. Crothers
Lisa Fair McEvers
Jerod E. Tufte
Stacy J. Louser, D.J.
[¶3] The Honorable Stacy J. Louser, District Judge, sitting in place of Bahr,
J., disqualified.
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