State v. Davlin

NATURE OF CASE

Clifford J. Davlin appeals his conviction and sentence for second degree murder. After his first conviction was reversed by this court in State v. Davlin, 263 Neb. 283, 639 N.W.2d 631 (2002), Davlin was convicted a second time. Following his second conviction, Davlin was sentenced to life in prison. On appeal, Davlin assigns error to the jury instructions given by the district court for Lancaster County, the court’s denial of his motion to continue the trial, and the court’s admission of certain evidence including expert testimony, Davlin’s statements to detectives, and…