S-17-0914 State v. Derrick U. Stricklin (Appellant)
District court for Douglas County, Honorable Shelly R. Stratman
Attorneys: Stacy M. Foust (Attorney General’s Office) --- Stuart J. Dornan & Jason E. Troia (Dornan, Troia, Howard, Breitkreutz & Conway PC LLO) (Appellant)
Civil: Postconviction
Proceedings below: The district court denied Appellant’s motion for postconviction relief without an evidentiary hearing.
Issues: The district court erred in 1) denying Appellant an opportunity to amend his motion for postconviction relief, 2) denying Appellant an evidentiary hearing on the issues raised in his motion for postconviction relief, 3) finding that Appellant did not meet the threshold for a finding of actual innocence, and 4) denying Appellant postconviction relief.