State v. Taylor

Moore, Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Leon Taylor was convicted by a jury of operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-905 (Reissue 1995), a Class IV felony. The district court for Dakota County, Nebraska, also found Taylor to be a habitual criminal pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2221 (Reissue 1995). For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Matthew Hattermann, a police officer for the city of South Sioux City, Nebraska, was on duty the evening of October 30, 2001, and was en route to meet another police officer to work an arrest warrant. While driving his…