The High court says a lower appeals court got it wrong when it declared there was not enough evidence to support the weapons convictions of an Omaha man.
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Michael Ross Jr. was found guilty in 2010 of three weapons counts in the death of his cousin, Tiffany Ross, who was caught in the crossfire of a gang-related shooting on Feb. 10, 2010.
She lost her unborn child, then died a month later. Ross appealed, and the Nebraska Court of Appeals reversed his convictions, saying no witnesses identified Ross as a shooter or even saw him holding a gun.
But in its opinion Thursday, the state's high court said a jury may rely on circumstantial evidence to establish guilt and ordered the state Court of Appeals to affirm Ross' convictions.
