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Spracklin v. Spracklin

A-12-0834, Faye Spracklin (Appellant) v. Gordon E. Spracklin, Personal Representative of the Estate of Eugene G. Spracklin, Deceased

Douglas County, District Court Judge Kimberly M. Pankonin

Attorney for Appellant:  Ralph E. Peppard (Peppard Law Office)

Attorney for Appellee:  Thomas A. Grennan, Abbie M. Schuman (Gross & Welch, PC, LLO)

Civil Action:  Negligence

Travelers Indemnity Company v. T & S Drywall, Inc.

A-12-0833, Travelers Indemnity Company v. T & S Drywall Finishing, Inc. (Appellant)

District Court for Douglas County, District Judge Leigh A. Retelsdorf

Attorneys for Appellant:  Christopher A. Sievers & Josh F. Henningsen (Timmermier Gross Law Firm) & Willam E. Pfeiffer

Attorneys for Appellee:  Robert J. Wonnell (McAnay Van Cleave & Phillips Law Firm) & Kirk E. Brumbaugh & Mark Quandahl (Brumbaugh Quandahl Law Firm) & Adam Wachal (Gross Welch Law Firm)

Civil Action:  Insurance contract dispute

Logemann v. Valgora

A-12-0845, Darrell Logemann v. Reginald Valgora (Appellant)

Douglas  County, District Court Judge Leigh Ann Retelsdorf

Attorney for Appellant:  Joseph L. Howard (Schaefer Shapiro, LLP)

Attorney for Appellee:  Howard L. Neuhaus (Howard L. Neuhaus PC LLO)

Civil Action:  Breach of Contract

Action Taken by Trial Court:  The district court affirmed the order of the county court, which entered judgment in favor of appellee and ordered appellant to pay appellee $9,000 in damages.

State v. Heath

A-12-0742, State of Nebraska v. Mathew J. Heath (Appellant)

Lancaster County, District Court Judge John Colborn

Attorney for Appellant:  Dennis R. Keefe, Christopher Eickholt (Public Defender’s Office)

Attorney for Appellee:  Jon Bruning, Melissa R. Vincent (Attorney General’s Office)

Criminal Action:  Assault on an officer; resisting arrest, second or subsequent offense

Action Taken by Trial Court:  After a jury verdict, the trial court found Appellant guilty and sentenced him to prison.

Heckman v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company

S-12-0335, Eddie Heckman v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Company (Appellant)

Box Butte County, Judge Travis O’Gorman

Attorneys: Nichole S. Bogen, Thomas C. Sattler (Wolfe Snowden Hurd Luers & Ahl LLP) (Appellant) --- Andrew W. Snyder (Chaloupka Holyoke Snyder Chaloupka Longoria & Kishiyama PCLLO)---Deborah R. Gilg (U.S. Attorney), Kathryn Keneally (Assistant Attorney General), Robert L. Homan(Assistant U.S. Attorney) (for United States, Department of Justice as Amicus Curiae)

State v. Trice (20)

S-12-0126, State v. De’Aris Trice (Appellant)

Madison County, Judge James G. Kube

Attorneys: Patrick P. Carney, Ryan J. Stover (Carney Law PC) (Appellant) --- Kimberly Klein (Attorney General’s Office)

Criminal: 2nd degree murder

Proceedings below: A jury found Appellant guilty of 2nd degree murder and he was sentenced to a term of 40 years to life imprisonment.

Issues: 1. The prosecutor is guilty of misconduct for instructing the jury in opening that Mr.

State v. Osborne (PFR)

S-12-0112, State v. Dean L. Osborne (Appellant)

Saunders County, Judge Mary C. Gilbride

Attorneys: Cynthia Lamm (Appellant) --- Kimberly A. Klein (Attorney General’s Office)

Criminal: 3rd degree sexual assault of a child; obscene motion picture, show or presentation to a minor

State v. Taylor (20)

S-12-0434, State v. Trevelle Taylor (Appellant)

Douglas County, Judge Marlon Polk

Attorneys: Thomas C. Riley (Public Defender for Appellant) --- James D. Smith (Attorney General’s Office)

Criminal: Count I: Murder in the first degree; Count II: Use of a weapon to commit a felony

Proceedings below: A jury found Appellant guilty of both crimes. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.

State v. Abdulkadir (20)

S-12-0893, State v. Mohamed Said Abdulkadir (Appellant)

Lancaster County, Judge Steven Burns

Attorneys: James R. Mowbray, Kelly S. Breen (Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy) (Appellant) --- Kimberly A. Klein (Attorney General’s Office)

Criminal: 2nd degree murder; use of a weapon to commit a felony

Proceedings below: Appellant was found guilty by jury verdict of the two crimes. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for 2nd degree murder and a consecutive term of 15 to 25 years in prison for use of a weapon.

State v. Valverde

S-12-0444, State v. Paul A. Valverde (Appellant)

Sarpy County, Judge Max Kelch

Attorneys: Patrick Boylan (Public Defender) (Appellant) --- James D. Smith (Attorney General’s Office)

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