State v. Eskew

218 N.W.2d 898 (1974)

192 Neb. 76

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee,

v.

Larry T. ESKEW, Appellant.

No. 39343.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

June 6, 1974.

Thomas A. Wagoner, Grand Island, for appellant.

Clarence A. H. Meyer, Atty. Gen., Steven C. Smith, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., and SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, McCOWN, NEWTON, CLINTON and BRODKEY, JJ.

McCOWN, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of burglary and adjudged an habitual criminal. He was sentenced to 20 years in the penal complex.

The facts which affect the critical issues in this case occurred before the jury was…