S-21-0642 State of Nebraska (Appellee) v. Christopher X. Brennauer (Appellant)
Appeal from the District Court for Lancaster County, Judge Ryan S. Post
Attorneys: Shawn Elliott (Lancaster Public Defender’s Office for Appellant) and Jordan Osborne (Asst. Attorney General for Appellee).
Criminal: Second Degree Assault on an Officer, Attempted First Degree Assault on an Officer, Use of a Weapon to Commit a Felony, Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Prohibited Person, Motion to Suppress and Motion in Limine.
Proceedings below: The district court overruled Appellant’s motion to suppress and motion and limine. He was then found guilty by a jury and sentenced for possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person, 2-4 years; for second degree assault on an officer, 25-35 years; for attempted first degree assault on an officer, 20-25 years; and for use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, 10-15 years. All sentences were ordered to be served consecutively. On its own motion, the Supreme Court ordered this case to be transferred from the docket of the Court of Appeals to its docket.
Issues: Appellant makes the following assignments of error: 1) the district court erred by overruling Appellant’s motion to suppress and admitting statements made by the Appellant at trial; 2) the district court erred by sustaining the State’s motion in limine regarding the Appellant’s prior Not Responsible by Reason of Insanity conviction; 3) the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to sustain Appellant’s convictions; and 4) the sentences imposed by the district court are excessive and constitute an abuse of discretion.