State v. Reichel

The defendant, Henry Reichel, was convicted of burglary and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. The judgment was affirmed by this court in State v. Riley, 182 Neb. 300, 154 N. W. 2d 741.

The defendant then filed a motion -under the Post Conviction Act alleging that the denial of his pretrial discovery motion had violated his constitutional right to a fair trial. This issue was not raised in the prior appeal. State v. Riley, supra.

The trial court ordered that cause be shown why the relief prayed for should not be granted. The State filed a return stating that the motion failed to allege…