HASTINGS, Justice.
Defendant was convicted by a jury of the crime of manslaughter and sentenced to 1 year in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex. He appeals, assigning as error that the District Court should have directed a verdict of not guilty because of a failure of the State's evidence. The jury had been instructed properly on the defense of justification, or self-defense. We affirm.
The victim of this shooting was Brent Wiitala, an account representative...
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