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UNDERSTANDING NEBRASKA CRIMINAL DEFENSE TERMS - Berry Law Firm
Demand for jury trial. Statutory right to jury trial on Class I Misdemeanors and above. No right to jury trial for infractions. For non-Class I misdemeanors, demand must be made within 10 days of non-guilty plea. [Supr. Ct. Rule § 6-1423; Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 25-2705, 29-437] There is also a constitutional right to a jury trial under the 6th and 14th amendments for crimes punishable by more than six months. [Duncan v. Louisiana, 391 U.S. 145 (1968)]
Examination and hearing on competency. Used when it appears that the defendant is not mentally competent to stand trial. [Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-1823]
Plea in bar. The defendant has already been tried, acquitted, punished or pardoned for the same offense. Usually filed in District Court after a felony has been bound over from County Court. Defendant must stand mute at his District Court arraignment to preserve this argument for the record. [Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-1817]
Summary review of motion to suppress evidence. Prosecution has 10 days to file an interlocutory appeal when evidence is successfully suppressed. [Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29- 824]
Summary review of motion to suppress statements. Prosecution has 10 days to file an interlocutory appeal when statements are successfully suppressed. [Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-116]
Motion for a new trial. Must be filed within 10 days after the verdict, unless unavoidably prevented, or within a reasonable time after discovery of new evidence, not to exceed 5 years after verdict, with exceptions. [Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2101 et al.]
Motion for Daubert/Schafersman hearing. Hearing regarding the admissibility of an expert witness’ testimony, scientific or not. [Daubert v. Merrell Dow Parmaceuticals, 509 U.S. 579 (1993); Schafersman v. Agland Coop, 262 Neb. 215 (2001)]
Motion for disclosure of intention to use evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts. Prior bad acts are inadmissible to show character. They are also inadmissible if a defendant acted in conformity. They may be admissible to motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident. If the evidence is against the defendant, it must be proved by clear and convincing evidence. [Neb. Rev. Stat. § 27-404(2), (3)]
Motion for disclosure of intention to use evidence of prior convictions. Used to impeach a witness, limited to felonies if within the last 10 years, or to crimes involving dishonesty or a false statement. [Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 27-609, 27-104(3)]
Motion for drug dog records. Used to question the dog’s reliability and conduct cross-examination on the handler. Mandatory when the government seeks to rely on a drug dog alert as the evidentiary basis for a search. [United States v. Cortez-Rocha, 394 F3d 1115, 1118 n.1, (9th Cir. 2005)]
Motion for post-conviction relief. Used when a prisoner in custody under sentence claims a right to be released on the grounds that there was a denial or infringement of his rights as to render the judgment void or voidable under the State Constitution or the United States Constitution. Must be filed within one year of sentencing or mandate from the Appellate Court, or within one year of newly discovered evidence. [Neb. Rev. Stat. 29-3001 et al.]
Motion for production of medical records (Trammell motion). The Court may review privileged medical mental health information in camera. If there are reasonable grounds to believe that failure to produce the information is likely to impair the defendant’s right to confrontation, the witness’ direct testimony should be stricken. [State v. Trammell, 231 Neb. 137 (1999)]
Motion for sequestration of witnesses. The judge may order witnesses excluded so that they cannot hear the testimony of other witnesses. This does not allow the exclusion of a party or a person shown by a party to be essential to the presentation of his case. [Neb. Rev. Stat. § 27-615]
Motion to file under seal. When the motion contains sensitive information or information that should not be released to the public. Frequently used when naming a victim or minor.
Motion to permit defendant to appear in civilian clothing. Appearing in prison garb in front of the jury May affect a defendant’s ability to receive a fair trial.
Motion to produce statement of defendant and names of eyewitnesses. Must be filed 10 days before trial or at the date of arraignment, whichever is later. [Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-1922]
Motion to suppress. Motion to suppress evidence collected in violation of a defendant’s constitutional or statutory rights. [Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-822 et al.] Must be filed 10 days prior to trial in state court. Must be filed in accordance with progression order in federal court (usually 30 days after arraignment).
Motion to suppress identification of defendant. Used to question the constitutionality of a police show-up if the show-up was unnecessarily suggestive and/or if the resulting identification is unreliable. [State v. Jones, 286 Neb. 932 (2013)] Also, an out-of-court identification/line-up is hearsay. Note: during a motion to suppress an illegal traffic stop you can move to suppress the identity of your client. This can be effective in illegal-reentry and Driving Under Suspension cases.
Motion to suppress statements of defendant. A motion to suppress involuntary statements, or statements taken in violation of the defendant’s 5th or 6th amendment rights. [Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-115 et al.]
Motion to transfer presentence investigation report. A motion to transfer the PSI from the trial court to the appellate court, when it is imperative that the PSI be made part of the appeal record. [Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2261]
Motion to vacate and set aside order of discharge from probation. Used to question the defendant’s discharge from probation. [Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2264]
Motion to waive jurisdiction to the separate juvenile court. The District Court and the Juvenile Court have concurrent jurisdiction for minors, and we want the case tried in Juvenile Court. [Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-247]
Motion to withdraw. Usually used when there is a conflict of interest and the attorney can no longer ethically represent the client.
Notice of intent to appeal. To obtain a reversal, vacation, or modification of judgments and decrees. Appeal must be perfected within 30 days of the sentence. [From County or Juvenile Court to District Court: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-1901 From District Court to Appellate Court: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1911]
Praecipe for bill of exceptions. The bill of exceptions must be provided to the superior court in order to appeal. [Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2020]
Praecipe for Subpoena Duces Tecum. Used to compel a witness to bring documents or items to court.
Praecipe for transcript. The transcript must be provided to the superior court in order to appeal. [Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-509]
Written arraignment and waiver of physical appearance. We waive the defendant’s right to appear at arraignment. [Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-4206]