State v. Butts

Following a trial by jury, the defendant was convicted of first degree sexual assault involving a victim less than 16 years of age, a Class II felony, and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 4 years. He has appealed, assigning as his sole error the alleged insufficiency of the evidence. We affirm.

A judgment of conviction will not be reversed on appeal unless the evidence is so lacking in probative force that it is insufficient as a matter of law. State v. Brister, 231 Neb. 263, 435 N.W.2d 679 (1989); State v. Anderson, 229 Neb. 436, 427 N.W.2d 770 (1988).

In determining the sufficiency…