Opinion ID: 4424224
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Text: [1,2] A trial court is afforded discretion in deciding whether to accept guilty pleas, and an appellate court will reverse the trial court’s determination only in the case of an abuse of discretion. See State v. Clemens, 300 Neb. 601, 915 N.W.2d 550 (2018). A judicial abuse of discretion exists when the reasons or rulings of a trial judge are clearly untenable, unfairly - 589 - Nebraska Supreme Court A dvance Sheets 303 Nebraska R eports STATE v. ETTLEMAN Cite as 303 Neb. 581 depriving a litigant of a substantial right and denying just results in matters submitted for disposition. Id.