State v. Eickmeier
Nebraska Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
Spencer, J'.
Defendant, Charles Eickmeier, was convicted of burning his trailer home to defraud an insurer. Defendánt argues two assignments of error: The insufficiency of the evidence, and the lack of a proper foundation for the admission of an exhibit. We affirm.
The evidence against the defendant is in the main circumstantial. However, defendant’s brother-in-law testified that the defendant had told him he was going to burn down his trailer house. When he told how he expected to do it, the brother-in-law jokingly suggested that he do it like a woman would, by leaving a frying pan on the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. WilliamsNebraska Supreme Court · 1968
- Reizenstein v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1958
3Cited by4 opinions
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