Opinion ID: 2211681
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Text: A district court's finding and determination that a defendant's statement was voluntarily made will not be set aside on appeal unless this determination is clearly erroneous. State v. Bjorklund, 258 Neb. 432, 604 N.W.2d 169 (2000); State v. Martin, 243 Neb. 368, 500 N.W.2d 512 (1993). In all proceedings where the Nebraska Evidence Rules apply, admissibility of evidence is controlled by such rules, not judicial discretion, except in those instances under the rules when judicial discretion is a factor involved in the admissibility of evidence. State v. Kinser, 259 Neb. 251, 609 N.W.2d 322 (2000); State v. Myers, 258 Neb. 300, 603 N.W.2d 378 (1999). Whether jury instructions given by a trial court are correct is a question of law. State v. Bjorklund, supra . To establish reversible error from a court's refusal to give a requested instruction, an appellant has the burden to show that (1) the tendered instruction is a correct statement of the law, (2) the tendered instruction is warranted by the evidence, and (3) the appellant was prejudiced by the court's refusal to give the tendered instruction. State v. Brown, 258 Neb. 330, 603 N.W.2d 419 (1999); State v. Owens, 257 Neb. 832, 601 N.W.2d 231 (1999).