Nebraska Supreme Court

State v. Rezac

January 17, 2025318 Neb. 352

Summary

The court affirmed Rezac’s conviction and 60-years-to-life sentence for second degree murder. It held that Rezac forfeited, and alternatively failed to establish prejudice from, the denial of additional time to obtain mental health records; it also found no sentencing abuse of discretion and rejected or could not resolve his ineffective-assistance claims as specified in the opinion. The record was insufficient to resolve claims concerning counsel’s advice about involuntary manslaughter and counsel’s failure to provide mental health records.