State v. Claussen

756 N.W.2d 163 (2008)

276 Neb. 630

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee,

v.

Randy L. CLAUSSEN, Appellant.

No. S-07-1141.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

October 3, 2008.

Thomas J. Garvey, Bellevue, for appellant.

Jon Bruning, Attorney General, and Kimberly A. Klein, Lincoln, for appellee.

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

STEPHAN, J.

This appeal requires an examination of the proof required to establish the offense of operating a motor vehicle in an effort to avoid arrest for a felony. We conclude that the fact that a defendant is never formally charged with the…