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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted for using a telephone to intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy, or offend the Victim, his estranged wife, and for bribery or intimidation of a witness. The incidents involved the Defendant allegedly breaking the Victim's car windshield, leaving threatening voicemails, and later calling the Victim to intimidate her from testifying against him in a related domestic violence case. The Victim identified the Defendant as the caller through voice recognition, his phone number, and the context of the threats (paras 2-6).

Procedural History

• District Court of Grant County: Convicted the Defendant for use of a telephone to intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy, or offend, and for bribery or intimidation of a witness (para 1).

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the evidence was insufficient to identify him as the perpetrator, that his conviction of both offenses for the same conduct violated the Double Jeopardy Clause, and that his due process rights were violated by a delayed appeal (para 1).
• Plaintiff-Appellee: Contended that the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions, that there was no double jeopardy violation, and that the Defendant's due process rights were not violated by the appellate delay.

Legal Issues

• Whether the evidence was sufficient to identify the Defendant as the perpetrator of the offenses.
• Whether the conviction of both offenses for the same conduct violated the Double Jeopardy Clause of the United States Constitution.
• Whether the Defendant's due process rights were violated by a delayed appeal.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions of the Defendant for both charges (para 1).

Reasons

• The Court, per Judge Yohalem, with Judges Medina and Zamora concurring, held that:
  The evidence was sufficient to identify the Defendant as the caller based on the Victim's testimony, her familiarity with his voice, and the circumstances surrounding the calls (paras 8-15).
  The Defendant's conduct was not unitary, and thus, there was no violation of the Double Jeopardy Clause. The offenses were based on separate acts that were sufficiently distinct in time and nature (paras 16-23).
  The Defendant's due process rights were not violated by the appellate delay, as he failed to demonstrate how the delay prejudiced his ability to assert his arguments on appeal or at a potential retrial or resentencing (paras 24-27).