State v. Shimp

The defendants appeal from convictions, for unlawful possession of a controlled substance. The cases were consolidated for trial in the District Court. Since the appeals involve similar issues, they will be disposed of in this court by one opinion.

The assignments of error relate to the sufficiency of the evidence; the consolidation for trial in the District Court; the instructions to the jury; and the sentence imposed on the defendant Shimp.

The record shows that the defendants ■ were living together in Chadron, Nebraska. A witness for the State testified he was at the residence of the…