State v. Messersmith

A jury in the district court for Lancaster County convicted Arden Messersmith of two felonies: theft by receiving stolen property valued at more than $300 but less than $1000, which is a violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-517 (Reissue 1989) and a Class IV felony, and intent to distribute or deliver amphetamine which was in Messersmith’s possession, a Class III felony under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-416(1)(a)(Cum. Supp. 1988).

APPLICABLE STATUTES

Pertinent to Messersmith’s prosecution is § 28-517, which provides: “A person commits theft if he receives, retains, or disposes of stolen movable property…