State v. Jones

Defendant, Elijah Jones, appeals from an order of the district court for Douglas County denying his motion for postconviction relief. The thrust of defendant’s motion to vacate and set aside judgment and sentence is a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.

In State v. Jones, 217 Neb. 435, 350 N.W.2d 11 (1984), this court affirmed the judgment and sentence of the district court for Douglas County which found the defendant guilty of first degree murder and sentenced him to a term of life imprisonment. One of the two errors we addressed in that appeal was whether there was sufficient…