STATE v. DENTON

No. S-19-939.

949 N.W.2d 344 (2020)

307 Neb. 400

STATE of Nebraska, appellee, v. Elijah W. DENTON, appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed October 2, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Tarrell , of Berry Law Firm, for appellant.

Robert E. Caples , Assistant Lincoln City Prosecutor, for appellee.

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


INTRODUCTION

Elijah W. Denton implicitly attacks the constitutionality of a state statute1 prohibiting jury trials for criminal cases arising under city ordinances. Denton was denied a jury trial for the alleged violation of a municipal ordinance prohibiting battery,2

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