IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2024 ND 203 State of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Lucio Cruz, Defendant and Appellant

No. 20240099 Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Lindsey R. Nieuwsma, Judge.

AFFIRMED.

Per Curiam.

Dennis H. Ingold, Assistant State’s Attorney, Bismarck, ND, for plaintiff and appellee; on brief.

Alexander S. Kelsch, Mandan, ND, for defendant and appellant; on brief.

State v. Cruz No. 20240099 Per Curiam. [¶1] Lucio Cruz appeals from a criminal judgment entered after a jury convicted him of aggravated assault, a class C felony. Cruz argues insufficient evidence exists to support the verdict. After reviewing the record, we conclude substantial evidence supports the verdict. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(3). [¶2] Jon J. Jensen, C.J.

Lisa Fair McEvers Jerod E. Tufte Douglas A. Bahr Daniel S. El-Dweek, D.J. [¶3] The Honorable Daniel S. El-Dweek, D.J., sitting in place of Crothers, J., disqualified.