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STATE v. LEAR

No. S-23-356.

2 N.W.3d 632 (2024)

316 Neb. 14

STATE of Nebraska, appellee, v. Melvin LEAR, appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed February 23, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Brandon Brinegar , Chief Deputy Buffalo County Public Defender, for appellant.

Michael T. Hilgers , Attorney General, and Jordan Osborne , for appellee.

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

INTRODUCTION

The district court overruled Melvin Lear's motion for absolute discharge under the speedy trial statutes,1 finding Lear had waived his statutory right to a speedy trial. Relying on the language "a continuance granted at the request of the defendant or his or her counsel" in § 29...

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