IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2024 ND 182 State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Heather Renee Faith Hoffman, Defendant and Appellant

No. 20240095 Appeal from the District Court of Ward County, North Central Judicial District, the Honorable Gary H. Lee, Judge.

AFFIRMED.

Per Curiam.

Rozanna C. Larson, State’s Attorney, Minot, ND, for plaintiff and appellee.

Samuel A. Gereszek, Grand Forks, ND, for defendant and appellant.

State v. Hoffman No. 20240095 Per Curiam. [¶1] Heather Hoffman appeals from a criminal judgment entered after a jury convicted her of murder, a class AA felony. Hoffman argues the district court abused its discretion by denying her Rule 29, N.D.R.Crim.P., motion for judgment of acquittal because there is insufficient evidence to support her conviction. After reviewing the record, we conclude the court did not abuse its discretion by denying Hoffman’s motion for judgment of acquittal, and substantial evidence supports the verdict. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3). [¶2] Jon J. Jensen, C.J.

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