State v. Costanzo

Ricky J. Costanzo, now serving a prison term for first degree assault, claims in this appeal that the trial court erred in not granting him (1) a new trial because of newly discovered evidence and (2) postconviction relief on account of (a) ineffectiveness of counsel, (b) the State’s failure to disclose exculpatory evidence, and (c) prosecutor misconduct.

The defendant’s conviction and sentence in the district court for Douglas County were affirmed on direct appeal in State v. Costanzo, 227 Neb. 616, 419 N.W.2d 156 (1988). On this appeal, we affirm the trial court’s denial of the defendant’s…