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STATE v. PARKER

No. S-06-1442.

757 N.W.2d 7 (2008)

276 Neb. 661

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Steven PARKER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

October 24, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Creager, of Anderson, Creager & Wittstruck, P.C., Lincoln, 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.

McCORMACK, J.

NATURE OF CASE

The defendant, Steven Parker, was found guilty of first degree sexual assault1 and was sentenced to 10 to 16 years' imprisonment. During the testimony of the alleged victim, S.M., the court placed a large screen in the courtroom to block Parker and S.M. from seeing one another. We conclude that the screen unduly compromised the presumption of innocence fundamental to the right to a fair trial. The...

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