Legal Opinion

State v. McGuire

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided April 26, 2018No. S-17-257PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Colborn, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Shawn A. McGuire appeals from the denial of his motion for postconviction relief following an evidentiary hearing. He claims the district court erred in failing to find that his trial and appellate counsel were ineffective and in failing to make rulings on certain claims raised in his postconviction motion. He also claims his postconviction counsel provided ineffective assistance at the evidentiary hearing. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

BACKGROUND

Following a jury trial, McGuire was found guilty of second…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. DubrayNebraska Supreme Court · 2016
  3. State v. WilliamsNebraska Supreme Court · 2017
  4. State v. DeckardNebraska Supreme Court · 2006
  5. State v. Alarcon-ChavezNebraska Supreme Court · 2017

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3Cited by39 opinions

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