State v. Drinkwalter

Sievers, Judge.

Randy Drinkwalter appeals from an order of the district court for Cherry County, Nebraska, denying his motion for postconviction relief. Drinkwalter’s motion was premised upon the notion that one cannot be convicted of both an unintentional crime — manslaughter—and an intentional crime — use of a weapon to commit a felony. Because Drinkwalter’s convictions of such crimes are the result of a plea bargain, we reject his claim and affirm the denial of Drinkwalter’s motion for postconviction relief.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Drinkwalter was originally convicted in 1990 of…