State v. Sims

761 N.W.2d 527 (2009)

277 Neb. 192

STATE of Nebraska, appellee,

v.

Michael J. SIMS, appellant.

No. S-08-432.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

February 20, 2009.

Michael J. Sims, pro se.

Jon Bruning, Attorney General, and George R. Love, Columbus, for appellee.

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

MILLER-LERMAN, J.

NATURE OF THE CASE

This case involves appeals by Michael J. Sims from two different rulings which we have combined in one opinion. The first ruling pertains to Sims' second motion for postconviction relief. The second ruling pertains to a…