Nebraska Supreme Court Online Library www.nebraska.gov/apps-courts-epub/ 12/01/2023 09:08 AM CST - 482 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 315 Nebraska Reports STATE V. ESCH Cite as 315 Neb. 482 State of Nebraska, appellee, v. Trenton R. Esch, appellant. ___ N.W.2d ___ Filed December 1, 2023. No. S-22-855. 1. Jury Instructions: Appeal and Error. Whether jury instructions are correct is a question of law, which an appellate court resolves indepen- dently of the lower court’s decision. 2. ____: ____.