State v. Corman

Summary

The Supreme Court of North Dakota reviewed Ryan Ray Corman's conviction for contributing to the delinquency or deprivation of a minor based on providing sexually explicit materials to a juvenile. The court held that sufficient evidence supported the conviction and upheld sex-offender registration under N.D.C.C. § 12.1-32-15(2)(e). It modified the judgment by deleting registration under N.D.C.C. § 12.1-32-15(2)(d).

Holdings

1. The evidence was sufficient to support Corman's conviction for contributing to the delinquency or deprivation of a minor because, viewed in the light most favorable to the State, a rational fact finder could find beyond a reasonable doubt that Corman willfully contributed to the minor's deprivation by providing pornographic materials and allowing the minor to view them.
2. The district court erred by ordering Corman to register under N.D.C.C. § 12.1-32-15(2)(d) because his conviction did not involve a 'crime against a child' as that term is defined in the statute.
3. The district court properly ordered Corman to register as a sex offender under N.D.C.C. § 12.1-32-15(2)(e) because the circumstances of the offense demonstrated sexual predatory conduct.

Questions Presented

1. Whether sufficient evidence supported Corman's conviction for contributing to the delinquency or deprivation of a minor under N.D.C.C. § 14-10-06.
2. Whether the district court erred by ordering Corman to register as a sex offender under N.D.C.C. § 12.1-32-15(2)(d).
3. Whether the district court properly ordered sex-offender registration under N.D.C.C. § 12.1-32-15(2)(e) based on sexual predatory conduct.

Disposition

affirmed