State v. Burghardt
Nebraska Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
Fuhrman, D. J.
Steven L. Burghardt, convicted by a jury of second degree assault and use of a knife to commit a felony, was sentenced to consecutive sentences of 20 months to 5 years, and 2 to 4 years. Burghardt appeals, claiming the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction and that the jury verdict was ambiguous and indefinite. We affirm.
In determining the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a conviction, it is not the province of this court to resolve conflicts in the evidence, pass on the credibility of witnesses, determine the plausibility of explanations, or weigh the…
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