State v. Rivera-Rieffel

FILED
IN THE OFFICE OF THE
CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
JANUARY 12, 2021
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
IN THE SUPREME COURT
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
2021 ND 9State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Jose Javier Rivera-Rieffel, Defendant and Appellant
No. 20200210
Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial
District, the Honorable Gail Hagerty, Judge.
AFFIRMED.
Per Curiam.
Julie A. Lawyer, State’s Attorney, Bismarck, N.D., for plaintiff and appellee;
submitted on brief.
Benjamin C. Pulkrabek, Mandan, N.D., for defendant and appellant;
submitted on brief.
State v. Rivera-Rieffel
No. 20200210
Per Curiam.
[¶1] Jose Javier Rivera-Rieffel appeals from a criminal judgment entered
after a jury convicted him of murder and child abuse. He argues the evidence
presented at trial is insufficient to support the jury’s verdict. After reviewing
the record, we conclude substantial evidence supports 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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