State v. Marco

Appellant, Jerry A. Marco, was informed against in the district court for Sarpy County of the crime of attempted first degree murder. The jury found him guilty of third degree assault. Appellant was sentenced to 1 year at the Nebraska Department of Corrections. He appeals. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Appellant assigns as error (1) the alleged improper impeachment of a prosecution witness and (2) the denial by the trial court of the defendant’s motion for a mistrial.

The complainant, David J. Vermeulen, an acknowledged paid drug informer for the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Department,…