Case Number(s)
S-18-0450
S-18-0451
Call Date
Court Number
Lancaster
Case Location
Lincoln
Case Summary
S-18-0450 & 18-0451 State v. Ross Spang (Appellant)
Lancaster County District Court, Judge John A. Colborn
Attorneys: Nathan Liss (Attorney General’s Office) --- Robert Hays (Deputy Public Defender for Appellant)
Criminal: Plea: DUI, 5th or more; Escape
Proceedings below: In these consolidated cases, Appellant entered a plea to aggravated DUI and DUI, 5th offense, in exchange for dismissal of other charges. He was sentenced to a total of 15-25 years.
Issues: Whether 1) Appellant was denied effective assistance of counsel for trial counsel’s failure to challenge a prior conviction as invalid; and 2) the sentence imposed was excessive.