Opinion ID: 6334152
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Heading: standard of review

Text: [1,2] Whether an information is fatally defective is a question of law. See State v. Craig, 181 Neb. 8, 146 N.W.2d 744 (1966). Appellate courts independently review questions of law decided by a lower court. State v. Harris, 307 Neb. 237, 948 N.W.2d 736 (2020). [3] In reviewing a criminal conviction for a sufficiency of the evidence claim, whether the evidence is direct, circumstantial, or a combination thereof, the standard is the same: An appellate court does not resolve conflicts in the evidence, pass on the credibility of witnesses, or reweigh the evidence; such matters are for the finder of fact. State v. Williams, 306 Neb. 261, 945 N.W.2d 124 (2020). The relevant question is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Id.