Opinion ID: 8065928
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Heading: standard of review

Text: [1] A trial court has discretion to allow defendants to withdraw their guilty or no contest pleas before sentencing. State v. Canaday, 307 Neb. 407, 949 N.W.2d 348 (2020). An appellate court will not disturb the trial court’s ruling on a presentencing motion to withdraw a guilty or no contest plea absent an abuse of discretion. Id. [2,3] Whether a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel can be determined on direct appeal presents a question of - 123 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 312 Nebraska Reports STATE V. WARNER Cite as 312 Neb. 116 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. State v. Theisen, 306 Neb. 591, 946 N.W.2d 677 (2020). In reviewing a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel on direct appeal, an appellate court determines as a matter of law whether the record conclusively shows that (1) a defense counsel’s performance was deficient or (2) a defendant was or was not prejudiced by a defense counsel’s alleged deficient performance. Id.