Opinion ID: 1966978
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 12

Heading: Date Change

Text: Nesbitt first alleges that the prosecutor engaged in misconduct by intentionally changing the date of five scheduled depositions to deprive Nesbitt of the opportunity to personally attend those depositions. Nesbitt alleges that the depositions were originally scheduled for a Friday and that the prosecutor rescheduled them for the next day, Saturday, because he knew that detainees at the Douglas County jail were required to make advance arrangements for transportation if they wished to attend case-related functions on weekends. The record affirmatively establishes that this allegation is incorrect. A hearing to order and schedule the depositions at issue was held on Monday, December 30, 1985. At this hearing, the prosecutor indicated that he would be traveling out of the state in the near future but could accommodate defense counsel by conducting the depositions on New Year's Day or the upcoming Saturday or Sunday. After some discussion, the district court approved the scheduling of the depositions on Saturday, which was January 4, 1986, but misstated the date as January 3. By Nesbitt's own admission, the depositions were conducted on Saturday, January 4, as originally scheduled. Therefore, the record affirmatively establishes that the date of the depositions was never changed from the date the court originally approved. Moreover, given that the hearing on this matter was held 6 days prior to the taking of the depositions, Nesbitt had ample time to secure transportation arrangements to attend the depositions. The fact that such arrangements were not made may be due to Nesbitt's own negligence or perhaps a miscommunication between Nesbitt and defense counsel, but it certainly is not attributable to any form of prosecutorial misconduct. This argument is without merit.