Title: State v. Johnson

State: north-dakota

Issuer: North Dakota Supreme Court

Document:

Filed Nov. 17, 2009IN THE SUPREME COURTSTATE OF NORTH DAKOTA2009 ND 186 State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appelleev.Joseph Henry Johnson, Defendant and Appellant No. 20090147 Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable David E. Reich, Judge.AFFIRMED.Per Curiam.Lloyd C. Suhr, Assistant State's Attorney, Courthouse, 514 E. Thayer Ave., Bismarck, N.D. 58501, for plaintiff and appellee; submitted on brief.Benjamin C. Pulkrabek (argued), 402 1st St. NW, Mandan, N.D. 58554-3118, for defendant and appellant. State v. JohnsonNo. 20090147 Per Curiam. [1] Joseph Henry Johnson appeals from a criminal judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of criminal trespass. On appeal, Johnson argues the trial court erred by failing to provide the jury with an instruction on N.D.C.C. 31-11-05(6) and improperly denied his motion for judgment of acquittal. At oral argument, Johnson also argued an additional jury instruction should have been given on impeachment. When an appellant fails to raise an issue in an appellate brief to this Court, the appellant abandons it. Gowan v. Ward County Comm'n, 2009 ND 72, 11, 764 N.W.2d 425. We further conclude the trial court did not commit obvious error, and sufficient evidence exists to support the verdict. We affirm the criminal judgment under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3) and (7). [2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.Mary Muehlen MaringDaniel J. CrothersDale V. SandstromCarol Ronning Kapsner