State v. Ring

Defendant, Gerald Dean Ring, appeals convictions entered pursuant to verdicts of felony motor vehicle homicide, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-306 (Reissue 1985), and of using a motor vehicle as a deadly weapon in the commission of the homicide, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1205 (Reissue 1985). His five assignments of error may be summarized as challenging (1) the district court’s failure to dismiss the use of a deadly weapon complaint and (2) the district court’s charge to the jury. We affirm the motor vehicle homicide conviction, but reverse and vacate the use of a deadly…