Johnson v. Gage

Nebraska Advance Sheets 136 290 NEBRASKA REPORTS James L. Johnson, appellant, v. Brian Gage, warden, Tecumseh State Correctional Institution, and Robert Houston, director, Department of Correctional Services, appellees. ___ N.W.2d ___ Filed February 13, 2015. No. S-14-166. 1. Habeas Corpus: Appeal and Error. On appeal of a habeas corpus petition, an appellate court reviews the trial court’s factual findings for clear error and its conclusions of law de novo. 2. Habeas Corpus. A writ of habeas corpus is a statutory remedy in Nebraska that is available to those persons falling within the…