State v. Casares

Summary

The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed Adrian Casares’ conviction for aiding and abetting second degree murder and his life-to-life sentence. It held that two ineffective-assistance claims could not be reviewed on direct appeal because the record was insufficient, while the remaining claims were either affirmatively refuted by the record or failed on deficient-performance or prejudice grounds. The court also held that the sentence was within statutory limits and was not an abuse of discretion.