State v. Mowry

Appellant, Monte K. Mowry, petitioned this court to review the decision of the Nebraska Court of Appeals which affirmed his convictions for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The Court of Appeals recited two rules for reviewing convictions based upon circumstantial evidence, which rules require an appellate court (1) to make every inference in favor of the State and (2) to make every inference in favor of the defendant. The Court of Appeals chose the former rule and affirmed Mowry’s convictions. We granted further review to…