In re Estate of Clinger

Decisions of the Nebraska Court of Appeals 692 22 NEBRASKA APPELLATE REPORTS claims of ineffective assistance of counsel including a claim that counsel was deficient in failing to timely file, or otherwise timely perfect, a direct appeal, the district court shall make its determination regarding the claim regarding the direct appeal, including holding an evidentiary hearing if the court deter- mines that an evidentiary hearing is necessary, prior to address- ing the defendant’s other postconviction claims. We also note that although the issue is not directly presented to us, judicial economy…