State v. Miller

In a jury trial in the county court for York County, Bobbi Jo Miller was convicted of procuring alcoholic liquor for a minor, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 53-180 (Reissue 1988): “No person shall sell, give away, dispose of, exchange, or deliver, or permit the sale, gift, or procuring of any alcoholic liquors, to or for any minor or to any person who is mentally incompetent.”

In the course of her trial, Miller did not move for a directed verdict. Immediately after announcement of the verdict and the court’s entry of judgment on the guilty verdict, Miller’s lawyer stated: “Your Honor. I…