Opinion ID: 6322207
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Text: [1] Consideration of plain error occurs at the discretion of an appellate court. 5 [2] Whether a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel can be determined on direct appeal presents a question of law, which turns upon the sufficiency of the record to address the claim without an evidentiary hearing or whether the claim rests solely on the interpretation of a statute or constitutional requirement. 6 5 State v. Magallanes, 284 Neb. 871, 824 N.W.2d 696 (2012). 6 State v. Weathers, 304 Neb. 402, 935 N.W.2d 185 (2019). - 659 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 310 Nebraska Reports STATE v. KIPPLE Cite as 310 Neb. 654