State v. Suggs

The State of Nebraska appeals from an order of the district court for Douglas County sustaining Michael D. Suggs’ motion for postconviction relief. The district court found that Suggs received per se ineffective assistance of counsel because his trial attorney, Charles M. Radosevich, had previously been disbarred in Colorado and had subsequently concealed this fact when moving for reinstatement of his license to practice law in Nebraska, which had lapsed because of nonpayment of dues. In State v. McCroy, ante p. 709, 613 N.W.2d 1 (2000), released today, we considered another postconviction…