State v. Dreimanis

I. NATURE OF CASE

Ronald P. Dreimanis was convicted by a jury of first degree sexual assault in the district court for Lancaster County. His conviction was affirmed by the Nebraska Court of Appeals. State v. Dreimanis, 8 Neb. App. 362, 593 N.W.2d 750 (1999). We granted Dreimanis’ petition for further review which challenged the Court of Appeals’ analysis of the trial court’s rulings relating to the admissibility of evidence of Dreimanis’ prior conviction for sexual assault of a child. We affirm the Court of Appeals’ decision.

II. STATEMENT OF FACTS

On September 9, 1997, Dreimanis was charged…