State v. Dandridge

INTRODUCTION

In April 2000, Geary L. Dandridge filed a second motion for postconviction relief, pro se, in Lancaster County District Court. The district court denied the motion without a hearing, determining that the claims asserted by Dandridge were procedurally barred. Dandridge timely appealed. We moved the case to our docket pursuant to our authority to regulate the caseloads of this court and the Nebraska Court of Appeals. See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-1106(3) (Reissue 1995).

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

In 1992, Dandridge was convicted of possession of a controlled substance and being a felon in…