State v. Bush

Charlie Bush, Jr., appeals his conviction for operating a motor vehicle while his operator’s license was suspended, in violation of Lincoln Mun. Code § 10.16.060 (1993). In affirming the conviction, the Nebraska Court of Appeals held that the inclusion of the municipal ordinance used to charge Bush, as it appeared in the certified transcript, was insufficient to permit its consideration by the appellate court under the “ordinance rule” articulated in State v. Buescher, 240 Neb. 908, 485 N.W.2d 192 (1992). We granted the parties’ joint petition for further review of this issue.

On January 8,…