State v. Schlothauer

The defendant, Steve Schlothauer, was sentenced to 3 to 5 years less 83 days for the time he spent in the Scotts Bluff County jail following a conviction of escape from custody. He has appealed to this court assigning errors pertaining to the lawfulness of his arrest, the sufficiency of evidence, the refusal of the court to excuse a prospective juror for cause, the instructions given to the jury, and the sentence given to the defendant. We consider only the first assignment of error since it is dispositive of the case.

The evidence shows that on August 28, 1979, at 8 p.m., Gary Renner and…