State v. Lewis

Summary

The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed Lewis’ conviction and sentence for motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence. It held that the trial court properly admitted a pathologist’s causation testimony based on his review of medical records, that the evidence was sufficient to establish proximate cause, and that the successive conviction and sentence did not violate double jeopardy because the Legislature authorized cumulative punishment and the later prosecution was permissible after the victim died. No separate opinions were filed.