STATE v. FORT

No. A-92-545.

510 N.W.2d 458 (1993)

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Ronald N. FORT, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Nebraska.

June 29, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Kenney, Douglas County Public Defender, and Kelly S. Breen, Omaha, for appellant.

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

CONNOLLY, HANNON and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.


CONNOLLY, Judge.

This appeal arises from the conviction and sentence of the appellant, Ronald N. Fort, for manslaughter. Fort asserts that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he did not kill the victim, Baron Smith, in self-defense. Thus, he argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict at the close of the State's case. We affirm.

I. FACTS

At approximately 3:30 a.m. on August 19, 1991, Fort drove...

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