State v. Wilkinson

Nebraska Supreme Court Online Library www.nebraska.gov/apps-courts-epub/ 06/17/2016 09:10 AM CDT - 876 - Nebraska A dvance Sheets 293 Nebraska R eports STATE v. WILKINSON Cite as

293 Neb. 876

State of Nebraska, appellee, v. Byron Wilkinson, Jr., appellant. ___ N.W.2d ___ Filed June 17, 2016. No. S-15-1002. 1. Judgments: Appeal and Error. When issues on appeal present ques- tions of law, an appellate court has an obligation to reach an independent conclusion irrespective of the decision of the court below. 2. Pleas: Appeal and Error. A trial court is afforded discretion in deciding whether to…