STATE v. MYERS

No. S-18-239.

919 N.W.2d 893 (2018)

301 Neb. 756

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. James E. MYERS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed November 30, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Myers, pro se.

Douglas J. Peterson , Attorney General, and Kimberly A. Klein , Lincoln, for appellee.

Heavican, C.J., Miller-Lerman, Cassel, Stacy, Funke, and Papik, JJ.


INTRODUCTION

Nearly 20 years after a jury convicted James E. Myers of murder, he filed a motion for testing under the DNA Testing Act.1 The district court denied that motion as well as Myers' motion for the appointment of counsel. We would review these denials for an abuse of discretion. But to do...

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