State v. Valverde

Nebraska Advance Sheets 280 286 NEBRASKA REPORTS State of Nebraska, appellee, v. Paul A. Valverde, appellant. ___ N.W.2d ___ Filed July 19, 2013. No. S-12-444. 1. Rules of Evidence. In proceedings where the Nebraska Evidence Rules apply, the admissibility of evidence is controlled by the Nebraska Evidence Rules; judicial discretion is involved only when the rules make discretion a factor in determin- ing admissibility. 2. Rules of Evidence: Appeal and Error. Where the Nebraska Evidence Rules commit the evidentiary question at issue to the discretion of the trial court, an appellate court…