STATE v. MELTON

No. 90-700.

478 N.W.2d 341 (1992)

239 Neb. 790

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Donald MELTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

January 10, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Koehler, Geneva, for appellant.

Don Stenberg, Atty. Gen., and Donald A. Kohtz, Lincoln, for appellee.

HASTINGS, C.J., and BOSLAUGH, WHITE, CAPORALE, SHANAHAN, GRANT, and FAHRNBRUCH, JJ.


FAHRNBRUCH, Justice.

Claiming that the trial court erred (1) in admitting into evidence a .45-caliber pistol found in his home and (2) in failing to require the State to prove every element of the offense charged, Donald Melton appeals his conviction of possession of a firearm by a felon.

Neb.Rev.Stat. § 28-1206 (Reissue 1989) provides in relevant part that "[a]ny person who possesses any firearm with a barrel less than eighteen inches in length... and...

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