State v. Bain (20)

S-14-0638 State v. Tyler C. Bain (Appellant)
Custer County District Court, Judge Karin L. Noakes
Attorneys: Mark Porto (Shamberg Wolf McDermott & DePue) (Appellant) --- Kimberly A. Klein (Attorney General's Office)
Criminal: 1st degree sexual assault; 2nd degree sexual assault; terroristic threats; kidnapping
Proceedings below: A jury found Appellant guilty of the above crimes. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Issues: 1. The government and the trial court violated Appellant's sixth amendment right to confidentiality and privacy of communications with his defense counsel and his sixth amendment right to have defense counsel appointed without interference if the government. 2. There was insufficient evidence to support the trial court's sentence of Appellant for a Class IA felony rather than a Class II felony under Neb. Rev. Stat. ' 28-313.