Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-09-28 17:07:10.228433+00
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FILED
                                                                       IN THE OFFICE OF THE
                                                                    CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
                                                                        SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
                                                                     STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

                 IN THE SUPREME COURT
                 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

                              2023 ND 178

State of North Dakota,                               Plaintiff and Appellee
     v.
Celena Cahoon,                                    Defendant and Appellant

                              No. 20230008

Appeal from the District Court of Oliver County, South Central Judicial
District, the Honorable James S. Hill, Judge.

AFFIRMED.

Per Curiam.

John J. Mahoney, State’s Attorney, Center, ND, for plaintiff and appellee;
submitted on brief.

Justin M. Balzer, Bismarck, ND, for defendant and appellant; submitted on
brief.
                               State v. Cahoon
                                No. 20230008

Per Curiam.

[¶1] Celena Cahoon appeals from a criminal judgment entered following a
jury verdict finding her guilty of child neglect in violation of N.D.C.C
§ 14-09-22.1(1), asserting the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction.
“In reviewing challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence on appeal, the
defendant ‘bears the burden of showing the evidence reveals no reasonable
inference of guilt when viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict.’” State
v. Rai, 2019 ND 71, ¶ 13, 924 N.W.2d 410 (quoting State v. Truelove, 2017 ND
283, ¶ 7, 904 N.W.2d 342). After reviewing the record, we conclude sufficient
evidence exists for a jury to draw a reasonable inference Cahoon committed
the charged offense. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3).

[¶2] Jon J. Jensen, C.J.
     Daniel J. Crothers
     Lisa Fair McEvers
     Jerod E. Tufte
     Douglas A. Bahr

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