State v. Simmons

- 462 - Decisions of the Nebraska Court of A ppeals 23 Nebraska A ppellate R eports STATE v. SIMMONS Cite as

23 Neb. App. 462

State of Nebraska, appellee, v. Bradley A. Simmons, appellant. ___ N.W.2d ___ Filed December 8, 2015. No. A-15-171. 1. Rules of Evidence: Appeal and Error. When the Nebraska Evidence Rules commit the evidentiary question at issue to the discretion of the trial court, an appellate court reviews the admissibility of evidence for an abuse of discretion. 2. Due Process: Evidence: Police Officers and Sheriffs. Unless a crimi- nal defendant can show bad faith on the part of…