Opinion ID: 4274427
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Heading: standard of review

Text: [1] An appellate court reviews for abuse of discretion a trial court’s evidentiary rulings on relevance, whether the probative value of evidence is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, and the sufficiency of a party’s foundation for admitting evidence.1 [2,3] Whether a sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment presents 1 State v. Burries, 297 Neb. 367, 900 N.W.2d 483 (2017). - 396 - Nebraska Supreme Court A dvance Sheets 299 Nebraska R eports STATE v. TROTTER Cite as 299 Neb. 392 a question of law.2 When reviewing a question of law, an appellate court reaches a conclusion independent of the lower court’s ruling.3