State v. Skalberg

We granted the State’s petition for further review of the decision of the Nebraska Court of Appeals which reversed the judgment of the Knox County District Court and remanded the *151cause to the district court with directions that the case against Todd Skalberg be dismissed because the circumstantial evidence presented was insufficient to prove Skalberg’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

SCOPE OF REVIEW

Regarding a question of law, an appellate court has an obligation to reach a conclusion independent of that of the trial court in a judgment under review. State v. Roche, Inc., 246 Neb. 568, 520…