State v. Trammell

The defendant, Robert E.C. Trammell, was convicted of first degree sexual assault and of being a habitual criminal. He was sentenced to imprisonment for 15 to 25 years with credit for presentence incarceration. He has appealed and contends the trial court erred in refusing to permit him to discover and present evidence concerning the victim’s past and present psychiatric condition. He also contends the trial court erred in receiving evidence concerning a prior felony conviction.

The record shows that the assault took place at the victim’s apartment in Lincoln, Nebraska, on November 5, 1986.…