Opinion ID: 4671752
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Heading: standard of review

Text: [1] The determination of a jurisdictional issue which does not involve a factual dispute is a matter of law which requires the appellate court to reach its conclusion independent from the trial court; however, when the determination rests on factual findings, the trial court’s decision on the issue will be upheld unless the factual findings concerning jurisdiction are clearly incorrect. 1 [2] In determining whether a defendant’s waiver of counsel was voluntary, knowing, and intelligent, an appellate court applies a clearly erroneous standard of review. 2 [3] Whether a defendant could and, in fact, did waive his or her right to attend all stages of his or her trial presents a question of law. 3 [4] When reviewing a criminal conviction for sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction, the relevant question for an appellate court is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. 4 [5] In all proceedings where the Nebraska Evidence Rules apply, admissibility of evidence is controlled by such rules, 1 State v. Gibbs, 253 Neb. 241, 570 N.W.2d 326 (1997). 2 State v. Figeroa, 278 Neb. 98, 767 N.W.2d 775 (2009), overruled in part on other grounds, State v. Thalken, 299 Neb. 857, 911 N.W.2d 562 (2018). 3 State v. Fox, 282 Neb. 957, 806 N.W.2d 883 (2011). 4 State v. Vann, 306 Neb. 91, 944 N.W.2d 503 (2020). - 669 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 308 Nebraska Reports STATE v. WARLICK Cite as 308 Neb. 656 not judicial discretion, except in those instances under the Nebraska Evidence Rules when judicial discretion is a factor involved in the admissibility of evidence. 5