State v. Black Bear

193 N.W.2d 563 (1972)

187 Neb. 670

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee,

v.

Taylor BLACK BEAR, Appellant.

No. 38058.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

January 14, 1972.

Albert T. Reddish, Alliance, for appellant.

Clarence A. H. Meyer, Atty. Gen., C. C. Sheldon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellee.

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

SMITH, Justice.

A jury found that Taylor Black Bear had uttered a forged check in violation of section 28-601, R.R.S.1943. On appeal he asserts insufficiency of evidence, error in a jury instruction, and excessiveness of sentence.

The…