Title: State v. Woodruff
Citation: 2021 ND 187
Docket Number: 20210026
State: north-dakota
Issuer: north-dakota Supreme Court
Date: October 14, 2021

IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2021 ND 187 State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Amy Lynn Woodruff, Defendant and Appellant No. 20210026 Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Bobbi Brown Weiler, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Anna A. Argenti, Assistant State’s Attorney, and Dominic Davis, third-year law student, under the Rule on Limited Practice of Law by Law Students, Bismarck, ND, for plaintiff and appellee; submitted on brief. Kiara C. Kraus-Parr, Grand Forks, ND, for defendant and appellant. FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OCTOBER 14, 2021 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 1 State v. Woodruff No. 20210026 Per Curiam. [¶1] Amy Lynn Woodruff appeals from a criminal judgment entered after a jury found her guilty of preventing arrest. Woodruff argues the evidence at trial was insufficient to support her conviction, because the force required to remove Woodruff from her vehicle was not “substantial force” as required by N.D.C.C. § 12.1-08-02(1). Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, we conclude substantial evidence exists that could allow a jury to draw a reasonable inference in favor of conviction. 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