State v. Vrchota

324 N.W.2d 394 (1982)

212 Neb. 578

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee,

v.

Elmer Dean VRCHOTA, also known as Pablo Vrchota, Appellant.

No. 81-901.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

September 17, 1982.

Vincent M. Powers, Lincoln, for appellant.

Paul L. Douglas, Atty. Gen., and Marilyn Hutchinson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellee.

Heard before KRIVOSHA, C. J., and BOSLAUGH, McCOWN, WHITE, HASTINGS, and CAPORALE, JJ.

The defendant appeals from a sentence to imprisonment for 1½ to 4 years for theft. The sole assignment of error is the refusal of the trial court to grant a mistrial.

Following a party at his…