Case Name: STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. James KIBBLE, Defendant and Appellant
Court: North Dakota Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: North Dakota
Decision Date: 2018-09-13
Citations: 916 N.W.2d 818
Docket Number: No. 20180023
Parties: STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
James KIBBLE, Defendant and Appellant
Judges: 
Reporter: North Western Reporter 2d
Volume: 916
Pages: 818–818

Head Matter:
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
James KIBBLE, Defendant and Appellant
No. 20180023
Supreme Court of North Dakota.
Filed September 13, 2018
Amy G. Pikovsky, Hettinger County State's Attorney, Mott, N.D., for plaintiff and appellee; submitted on brief.
Scott O. Diamond, Fargo, N.D., for defendant and appellant; submitted on brief.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
[¶ 1] James Kibble appeals from a criminal judgment following a jury verdict of aggravated assault arising out of Kibble's striking another person in the hand with the dull side of a meat cleaver knife. Kibble argues the State did not present evidence sufficient to support an inference by the jury that Kibble had the requisite intent to cause serious bodily injury to the victim. We conclude the verdict is supported by substantial evidence, and we summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3).
[¶ 2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J.
Jerod E. Tufte
Jon J. Jensen
Lisa Fair McEvers
Daniel J. Crothers