Lincoln

S-12-1155, Marie Shada (Appellant) v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

Douglas County, Judge Duane C. Dougherty

Attorneys: Martin A. Cannon (Appellant) --- Daniel P. Chesire, Kara S. Jermain (Lamson Dugan & Murray LLP)

Civil: Contract; Claim for Underinsured Motorist Benefits under policy

S-12-1166, In re Application of A-18503, Water Division 2-C, Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District, Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District, Jack Bond and Thomas Higgens (Appellants) v. Department of Natural Resources.

Department of Natural Resources

Attorneys: Donald G. Blankenau, Thomas R. Wilmoth (BlankenauWilmoth Jarecke LLP) (Appellants) --- Stephen D. Mossman (Mattson Ricketts) (for Nebraska Public Power District) --- Justin D. Lavene (Attorney General’s Office)

Civil: water appropriation

S-12-1047, State v. Joshua D. Leibel (Appellant)

Lancaster County, Judge Karen B. Flowers

Attorneys: Scott Helvie (Public Defender’s Office) (Appellant) --- Melissa R. Vincent (Attorney General’s Office)

Criminal: Driving during revocation, first offense, Class IV felony

Proceedings below: The trial court found sufficient evidence to support the conviction and judged Appellant guilty. He was sentenced 90 days in jail with a 15 year license revocation. He was authorized to obtain an ignition interlock permit as soon as eligible by statute.

S-12-0957, State v. Terrence D. Moore (Appellant)

Douglas County, Judge W. Mark Ashford

Attorneys: W. Patrick Dunn (Appellant) --- Nathan A. Liss (Attorney General’s Office)

Civil: Postconviction

Proceedings below: The trial court denied Appellant’s verified motion for postconviction relief without granting an evidentiary hearing.

Issues: The district court erred in denying Appellant an evidentiary hearing on his verified motion for postconviction relief.

S-12-1006, State v. Loucas Keyser (Appellant)

Buffalo County, Judge John P. Icenogle

Attorneys: Charles D. Brewster (Appellant) --- George R. Love (Attorney General’s Office)

Civil: Postconviction; life imprisonment for 2^nd degree murder

Proceedings below: After a bifurcated evidentiary hearing, the court denied Appellant’s motion for postconviction relief.

S-12-1219 and S-12-1220, (Consolidated) State v. Douglas House (Appellant)

Lancaster County, Judge Karen Flowers

Attorneys: Todd Molvar (Public Defender’s Office) --- George R. Love (Attorney General’s Office)

Criminal: Leaving the scene of a property damage accident; careless driving

S-12-0777, State (Cross-Appellant) v. John Blake Edwards (Appellant)

Keith County, Judge James E. Doyle, IV

Attorneys: Clarence Mock, Denise Frost (Appellant) --- James D. Smith (Attorney General’s Office)

Criminal: Theft, value greater than $1500

Proceedings below: A jury found Appellant not guilty of Counts I and II of theft, greater than $1500 but found him guilty on Count III. He was sentenced to a term of probation.