Legal Opinion

State v. Pruett

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided February 11, 2000No. S-98-1321PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.

NATURE OF CASE

This is an appeal by Stuart R. Pruett from an order of the district court which overruled his motion to quash count II of the information filed against him.

SCOPE OF REVIEW

Before reaching the legal issues presented for review, it is the duty of an appellate court to determine whether it has jurisdiction over the matter before it. US Ecology v. State, ante p. 10, 601 N.W.2d 775 (1999).

A jurisdictional question which does not involve a factual dispute is determined by an appellate court as a matter of law, which requires the appellate court to reach a conclusion independent from…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Tess v. LAYWERS TITLE INS. CORP.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Moulton v. BOARD OF ZONING APP., LINCOLNNebraska Supreme Court · 1996
  3. US Ecology, Inc. v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1999
  4. City of Omaha v. MorelloNebraska Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Hernandez v. BlankenshipNebraska Supreme Court · 1999

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. PruettNebraska Supreme Court · 2002
  2. State v. LoydNebraska Supreme Court · 2005
  3. State v. VelaNebraska Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Gernstein v. LakeNebraska Supreme Court · 2000
  5. State v. ListonNebraska Supreme Court · 2006

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