Nebraska Supreme Court

State v. Lenhart

October 4, 2024317 Neb. 787

Summary

The court affirmed Lenhart's conviction for intentional child abuse resulting in death. It held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying a mistrial after an unsolicited reference to a sexual assault examination because the statement was stricken and the jury was instructed to disregard it. Any error in requiring the State to present a purported stipulation was harmless because the verdict was surely unattributable to that statement.