S-20-0789 State of Nebraska v. Amandah Chase (Appellant)

Douglas County District Court, Hon. Gary B. Randall

Attorneys: Rebekah S. Keller (Douglas County Public Defender’s Office, for Appellant); Stacy M. Foust (Office of the Attorney General, for Appellee)

Criminal: Speedy trial

Proceedings Below: The district court denied Appellant’s motion for absolute discharge on November 2, 2020.

Issue on Appeal: Whether the district court erred in affirming the order of the county court denying Appellant’s motion for absolute discharge under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-1207, where the State failed to meet its burden of proof to show that good cause existed sufficient to toll Appellant’s speedy trial rights.