Legal Opinion
State v. Gutierrez
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided January 5, 2001No. S-00-092PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1009Wright, J.
NATURE OF CASE
John Gutierrez was charged in the district court for Garden County with two counts of sexual assault in the first degree. A jury convicted him on one count but was unable to reach a verdict as to the other. The district court sentenced Gutierrez to 35 to 50 years’ imprisonment, and Gutierrez appeals.
SCOPE OF REVIEW
A decision whether to grant a continuance in a criminal case is within the discretion of the trial court and will not be disturbed on appeal absent an abuse of discretion. State v. Lotter, 255 Neb. 456, 586 N.W.2d 591 (1998), modified 255 Neb. 889, 587 N.W.2d…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. LotterNebraska Supreme Court · 1998
- State v. JacobNebraska Supreme Court · 1998
- State v. LotterNebraska Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. DixonNebraska Supreme Court · 2000
- State v. KulaNebraska Supreme Court · 2000
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. MolinaNebraska Supreme Court · 2006
- State v. GalesNebraska Court of Appeals · 2005
- State v. DeckerNebraska Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. NelsonNebraska Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. LeonorNebraska Supreme Court · 2002
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