State v. Hudson

761 N.W.2d 536 (2009)

277 Neb. 182

STATE of Nebraska, appellee,

v.

Elmore HUDSON, Jr., appellant.

No. S-08-151.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

February 20, 2009.

Brian S. Munnelly for appellant.

Jon Bruning, Attorney General, and James D. Smith, Lincoln, for appellee.

HEAVICAN, C.J., WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.

GERRARD, J.

This is an appeal by Elmore Hudson, Jr., from the denial of his motion for postconviction relief. The primary issue presented on appeal is whether Hudson was deprived of effective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel failed to make a motion…