Ehlers v. State

756 N.W.2d 152 (2008)

276 Neb. 605

Marilynn EHLERS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee.

No. S-07-732.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

September 26, 2008.

Michael J. Elsken, of Nebraska Advocacy Services, Inc., for appellant.

Jon Bruning, Attorney General, and Michael J. Rumbaugh, Lincoln, for appellee.

HEAVICAN, C.J., WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.

WRIGHT, J.

NATURE OF CASE

Marilynn Ehlers was a resident of the Hastings Regional Center (HRC), which is operated by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Ehlers was physically assaulted by another…