STATE v. JIM

No. S-06-1217.

747 N.W.2d 410 (2008)

275 Neb. 481

STATE of Nebraska, appellee and cross-appellant, v. Rickey L. JIM, appellant and cross-appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

April 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah D. Cunningham, Omaha, for appellant.

Jon Bruning, Attorney General, and James D. Smith, Lincoln, for appellee.

HEAVICAN, C.J., WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.


STEPHAN, J.

Following a jury trial in the district court for Douglas County, Rickey L. Jim was convicted of child abuse resulting in death and sentenced to 40 to 50 years in prison. His conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Nebraska Court of Appeals.1 In this postconviction proceeding, Jim alleged that the attorney who represented him on direct appeal was ineffective in failing to assign and thereby preserve his claim of ineffective...

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