STATE v. OBST

Nos. A-02-764, A-02-1297, A-02-1298.

669 N.W.2d 688 (2003)

12 Neb. App. 189

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Lonnie L. OBST, Appellant. State of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Tommy R. Spaulding, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Nebraska.

October 14, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry J. Fogarty, Deputy Hall County Public Defender, for appellants.

Jon Bruning, Attorney General, Susan J. Gustafson, and Kevin J. Slimp, for appellee.

HANNON, INBODY, and MOORE, Judges.


HANNON, Judge.

These three cases are combined for the purpose of this opinion because the principal issues in each case are the same, namely whether a defendant's plea of nolo contendere is properly accepted when the defendant is advised of his or her right against self-incrimination but not that the plea of nolo contendere waives that right, and if it is not, whether such an advisement prejudiced the defendant. We conclude that the failure to advise that a no contest...

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