Legal Opinion

State v. Costanzo

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided May 29, 1979No. 42303PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.

After a jury trial in the District Court, the defendant was convicted of the crime of robbery and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 5 to 7 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex. Defendant appeals. We affirm.

On appeal the defendant assigns a single error; that the evidence was insufficient to warrant the jury finding the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the crime charged.

In a criminal action, this court will not interfere with a verdict of guilty unless, as a matter of law, the evidence is so lacking in probative force that it is insufficient to support a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. JourneyNebraska Supreme Court · 1978

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. MorleyNebraska Supreme Court · 1991
  2. State v. DawsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1992
  3. State v. PayneNebraska Supreme Court · 1980
  4. State v. TrimbleNebraska Supreme Court · 1985
  5. State v. PayneNebraska Supreme Court · 1980

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