Case Title: City of Fargo v. Hersch

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State: north-dakota

Court: North Dakota Supreme Court

Date: 2000-10-03T00:00:00Z

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City of Fargo v. Hersch  City of Fargo v. Hersch, 2000 ND 172, 622 N.W.2d 432 Filed Oct. 3, 2000 IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2000 ND 172 City of Fargo, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Douglas Joseph Hersch, Defendant and Appellant No. 20000108 Appeal from the District Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District, the Honorable Frank L. Racek, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Timothy M. O'Keeffe, City Prosecutor, 1129 5th Avenue South, P.O. Box 1897, Fargo, ND 58107-1897, for plaintiff and appellee. Richard E. Edinger (argued), P.O. Box 1295, Fargo, ND 58107, and L. Patrick O'Day, Jr. (on brief), 1024 3rd Avenue South, P.O. Box 1727, Fargo, ND 58107, for defendant and appellant. City of Fargo v. Hersch No. 20000108 Per Curiam. [¶1] Douglas Joseph Hersch appeals from the trial court's judgment of conviction for driving while under the influence of alcohol. Hersch claims the City of Fargo lacked sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Hersch was driving while under the influence of alcohol when the vehicular stop arose from mechanical problems and no blood test was given to determine intoxication. Based upon the evidence favorable to the judgment of conviction and the reasonable inferences therefrom, we conclude the trial court's decision is supported by sufficient competent evidence. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2). [¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Carol Ronning Kapsner Mary Muehlen Maring William A. Neumann Dale V. Sandstrom