Opinion ID: 6329096
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: standard of review

Text: [1] The verdict of the finder of fact on the issue of insanity will not be disturbed unless there is insufficient evidence to support such a finding. 2 [2,3] 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. 3 We determine as a matter of law whether the record conclusively shows that (1) a defense counsel’s perform­ ance was deficient or (2) a defendant was or was not prejudiced by a defense counsel’s alleged deficient performance. 4 1 Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-1106(1) (Cum. Supp. 2020). 2 State v. Johnson, 308 Neb. 331, 953 N.W.2d 772 (2021); State v. Stack, 307 Neb. 773, 950 N.W.2d 611 (2020); State v. France, 279 Neb. 49, 776 N.W.2d 510 (2009); State v. McGhee, 274 Neb. 660, 742 N.W.2d 497 (2007). 3 State v. Collins, 307 Neb. 581, 950 N.W.2d 89 (2020); State v. Hood, 301 Neb. 207, 917 N.W.2d 880 (2018). 4 Id. - 966 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 310 Nebraska Reports STATE v. JOHN Cite as 310 Neb. 958