S-23-0990 State of Nebraska (Appellee) v. Dilang N. Dat (Appellant)
Appeal from the District Court for Hall County, Judge John H. Marsh
Attorneys:Dana DeSimone (Kearney & DeSimone Law Offices for Appellant) and Austin Relph (Asst. Attorney General for Appellee)
Criminal:Assault by a confined person
Proceedings Below: A jury found Appellant guilty of assault by a confined person, and the district court sentenced him to one year in prison with credit for 228 days served. 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) There was insufficient evidence to convict Appellant; 2) The district court erred in quashing a witness’ subpoena; 3) Trial counsel was ineffective in failing to subpoena a witness within the time provided by statute; and 4) The district court erred in denying Appellant’s request to represent himself at trial.