Court Opinion

ID: 9687844
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 16:51:18.113037+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:18:32.311847
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Clinton, J.,
dissenting.
I dissent. Defendant at trial was represented by different counsel than on this appeal. Trial counsel failed to preserve for appeal the error in the trial court’s denial of the motion of defendant for absolute discharge because of failure to commence trial within 6 months *765from the filing of the information as required by section 29-1207, R. S. Supp.., 1972. The record clearly demonstrates that such failure resulted wholly from, the mistake' of the prosecutor in computation of the time and consequent misinformation given the trial court. None of the statutory reasons extending the 6-month period exist. See State v. Alvarez, 189 Neb. 281, 202 N. W. 2d 604.
The inexcusable failure of trial counsel to preserve the error by motion for new trial should shock the conscience of this court. A clear violation of the Sixth, Amendment to the Constitution of the United States has occurred. I would note this unassigned error, vacate the judgment of conviction, and direct absolute discharge of the defendant.
McCown, J., joins in this dissent.