Legal Opinion

State v. William

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided February 3, 1989No. 88-229PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHastings, C.J.

Defendant appeals from his conviction by a jury of the crime of felony motor vehicle homicide. He assigns as error the sustaining of the State’s motions in limine thereby excluding testimony (1) as to police department policy as to pursuit of motor vehicles, (2) concerning the fact that the driver of the vehicle with which his vehicle collided was driving on a suspended license, and (3) of opinion by lay witnesses that the driver of the automobile with which defendant’s vehicle collided could have avoided the collision. We affirm.

On the evening of August 20, 1987, Officer Brian Haskell of the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. State v. SpatesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
  2. State v. DixonNebraska Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Vaca v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1948
  4. State v. LytleNebraska Supreme Court · 1975
  5. State v. MeintsNebraska Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. BoppreNebraska Supreme Court · 1990
  2. State v. LamontSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
  3. State v. RingNebraska Supreme Court · 1989
  4. State v. MuroNebraska Supreme Court · 2005
  5. State v. BrownNebraska Supreme Court · 1999

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