State v. Muhannad

Nebraska Advance Sheets STATE v. MUHANNAD 567 Cite as

286 Neb. 567

not evidence of anything. We conclude that Morgan has not established prejudice by counsel’s failure to object or to other- wise keep the evidence envelopes from being published to the jury with the word “murder” on them. VI. CONCLUSION We conclude that there was no prejudicial error in the dis- trict court’s giving of the step jury instruction or in its refusal to give Morgan’s proposed instruction. We further conclude that two of Morgan’s claims of ineffective assistance of coun- sel are without merit, but that the record is…