STATE v. BURKE

No. 980312.

606 N.W.2d 108 (2000)

2000 ND 25

STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Dale Joseph BURKE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

February 22, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark R. Boening, Assistant State's Attorney, Fargo, for plaintiff and appellee.

Joe A. Johnson, Fargo, for defendant and appellant.


KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] Dale Joseph Burke appeals from a criminal judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of two counts of murder and one count of arson. We hold there was sufficient evidence to support Burke's convictions, the admission of DNA evidence was not obvious error, Burke was not denied a fair trial because of prosecutorial misconduct, and Burke failed to establish ineffective assistance of counsel. We therefore affirm.

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