Opinion ID: 2234677
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 14

Heading: prior bad acts involving trotter and christopher

Text: Having concluded that Trotter is entitled to a new trial with respect to counts I and II, we need not consider the remaining errors assigned by Trotter with the exception of one error relating to count III. Trotter argues that the district court erred in refusing to suppress before trial, and admitting at trial, evidence regarding Trotter's hitting and otherwise abusing Christopher prior to November 1996 under rules 403 and 404 of the Nebraska rules of evidence. At trial, Trotter neither objected to Tammy's testimony that Trotter hit Christopher in the face at 3 o'clock in the morning on one occasion, nor did he object to her testimony regarding the events surrounding Trotter's discovery of Christopher's tooth. In fact, on direct examination, Trotter's attorney questioned Tammy at length regarding her recollection of the events surrounding Christopher's tooth loss. The failure to object to evidence at trial, even though the evidence was the subject of a previous motion to suppress, waives the objection, and a party will not be heard to complain of the alleged error on appeal. State v. Thieszen, 252 Neb. 208, 560 N.W.2d 800 (1997). One may not waive an error, gamble on a favorable result, and, upon obtaining an unfavorable result, assert the previously waived error. State v. Bjorklund, 258 Neb. 432, 604 N.W.2d 169 (2000). Therefore, Trotter's assignment of error regarding the admission of evidence concerning Trotter's prior abuse of Christopher is without merit.