Ballard (Daniel) v. State

 testimony at trial established that 61 marijuana plants were found
growing in common areas of Ballard's family home. Substantial evidence
indicated that the marijuana was being sold, including eyewitness •
testimony, an officer's testimony that the amount of marijuana in the
home was significantly more than that needed for the family's personal
use, 1 and a scale found in Ballard's bedroom. We conclude that the jury
could reasonably infer from the evidence presented that Ballard
committed the charged crimes. See NRS 453.336(1); NRS 453.401(1).
Circumstantial evidence is sufficient to support a conviction, Buchanan v.
State, 119 Nev. 201, 217, 69 P.3d 694, 705 (2003), and a jury's verdict will
not be disturbed where, as here, it is supported by sufficient evidence, see
Bolden v. State, 97 Nev. 71, 73, 624 P.2d 20, 20 (1981); see also McNair v.
State, 108 Nev. 53, 56, 825 P.2d 571, 573 (1992).
Second, Ballard contends that the district court erred by
denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal. Because we have
determined that sufficient evidence was presented to support the
convictions, we conclude that the district court did not err. See NRS
175.381(2) (providing that the district court may set aside the verdict and
1 Wenote that Ballard offers no cogent argument or legal authority
in support of his assertion that he could not be convicted of the crimes
because the other members of his family legally possessed the marijuana.
See Maresca v. State, 103 Nev. 669, 673, 748 P.2d 3, 6 (1987) ("It is
appellant's responsibility to present relevant authority and cogent
argument; issues not so presented need not be addressed by this court.").
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enter a judgment of acquittal if the evidence was insufficient to sustain a
conviction).
Having considered Ballard's contentions and concluded that
no relief is warranted, we
ORDER the judgment of conviction AFFIRMED.
J.
Parraguirre
J. CLUL
Cherry
cc: Hon. Carolyn Ellsworth, District Judge
Sandra L. Stewart
Attorney General/Carson City
Clark County District Attorney
Eighth District Court Clerk
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