State v. Hayes

Following a bench trial, defendant, Jeffrey L. Hayes, was adjudged guilty of first degree assault in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-308 (Reissue 1985), which prohibits the intentional or knowing causing of “serious bodily injury” to another. Following the imposition of the sentence, Hayes perfected this appeal. His sole assignment of error rests on the trial court’s failure to suppress his “oral and written statements.” Finding the assignment to be without merit, we affirm.

Hayes, who was 19 years old at the time of the crime, is the father of the then 4-month-old child victim. He was…