State v. Hunter

Claiming the Douglas County Court failed to sequester the prosecution’s witnesses, as mandated by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 27-615 (Reissue 1989), Carol Hunter appeals her convictions for violation of two municipal dog ordinances in Omaha.

The defendant’s appeal to this court was preceded by an appeal to the district court for Douglas County, where Hunter’s convictions were affirmed.

Because the defendant failed to perfect her appeal from the county court in accordance with Nebraska statutes, the district court acquired no jurisdiction to hear the case. Since the district court lacked jurisdiction,…