State v. Rife

This is an appeal from the District Court for Sarpy County, Nebraska, from a verdict of guilty to second degree murder and a sentence of 30 years. Appel lant appeals and assigns that the trial court erred in (1) failing to sustain appellant’s motion to suppress statements given by appellant to the Bellevue' police; (2) failing to sustain appellant’s motion for change of venue or continuance; (3) failing to grant a mistrial based upon jury misconduct during the trial; (4) failing to grant a mistrial based upon the introduction and viewing by the jury of a video tape of the murder scene; (5)…