State v. Ansell

Summary

The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed Christopher Ansell’s convictions and sentences for first and third degree sexual assault of a child. It held that the first degree sexual assault statute creates one offense that may be committed through either of two age-based alternatives, so the trial court properly permitted the State to amend the information during trial. The court found no reversible error concerning Ansell’s absence from limited trial proceedings, the unpreserved Confrontation Clause claim, or his ineffective-assistance claims.