State v. Corral

Summary

The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed Carlos Corral's convictions for three counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of child abuse. It held that the charges were properly joined, that counsel was not ineffective for failing to seek severance, request a different limiting instruction, object to the challenged hearsay, or impeach the victim with additional graphic testimony, and that any error in admitting testimony about delayed disclosures was harmless. The court also disapproved prior precedent to the extent it treated improper joinder under the joinder statute as requiring reversal without a separate prejudice analysis.