State v. Laflin

Nebraska Supreme Court Online Library www.nebraska.gov/apps-courts-epub/ 04/07/2016 12:09 PM CDT - 839 - Decisions of the Nebraska Court of A ppeals 23 Nebraska A ppellate R eports STATE v. LAFLIN Cite as

23 Neb. App. 839

State of Nebraska, appellee, v. Ryan M. Laflin, appellant. ___ N.W.2d ___ Filed March 22, 2016. No. A-15-505. 1. Criminal Law: Trial. In criminal prosecutions, the withdrawal of a rest in a trial on the merits is within the discretion of the trial court. 2. Judgments: Words and Phrases. An abuse of discretion occurs when a trial court’s decision is based upon reasons that are…