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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted for conspiracy to commit aggravated assault. The case involved an incident where the Defendant's wife threatened women with a handgun while the Defendant was driving the vehicle from which his wife shot at the Victims.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction for conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, contending there was no evidence, even circumstantial, from which a jury could infer an agreement between him and his wife to commit the crime. The Defendant emphasized that it was only his wife who threatened the women with a handgun, suggesting his involvement was merely passive (paras 2-3).
• Plaintiff-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the evidence was sufficient to support the Defendant's conviction for conspiracy to commit aggravated assault.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s judgment and sentence, rejecting the Defendant's arguments against the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction (para 4).

Reasons

• Per J. Miles Hanisee, with Judges Megan P. Duffy and Zachary A. Ives concurring, the Court found the Defendant's reliance on State v. Mariano R. to argue insufficiency of evidence was inapt. Unlike in Mariano R., where mere knowledge of firearms in a vehicle did not suffice for a conspiracy conviction, the present case had more than mere passive submission by the Defendant. The Court highlighted that the Defendant was the driver of the vehicle from which his wife shot at the Victims, and this, along with other circumstantial evidence not disputed by the Defendant, suggested a mutual understanding or agreement to commit the crime. The Court emphasized that an agreement for conspiracy could be inferred from circumstantial evidence, indicating a mutually implied understanding between the Defendant and his wife (paras 2-4).