North Dakota Supreme Court

State v. Watts

August 1, 20242024 ND 158

Summary

The court affirmed Watts's convictions, holding that the unpreserved challenge to the jury instruction did not establish obvious error, the evidence sufficiently supported the child-neglect conviction, and the prosecutor's questions did not warrant reversal on the sparse record. The court remanded only to correct a clerical error stating that Watts was convicted by guilty pleas rather than by a jury. No separate opinions were filed.