State v. Jones

Summary

The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed dismissal of the State's appeal from an order granting Trevor Jones absolute discharge on statutory speedy-trial grounds. It held that the State was required to use the statutory exception proceeding rather than an ordinary appeal, and that its failure to follow the exception-proceeding prerequisites deprived the appellate courts of jurisdiction. The court also held that although the Court of Appeals acted prematurely by ruling before the response period expired, the State was not prejudiced because it later received a full opportunity to brief and argue the jurisdictional issue.