S-22-0301 State of Nebraska v. Jason D. Devers (Appellant)
Appeal from the District Court for Douglas County, Judge Timothy P. Burns
Attorneys: Jason D. Devers (Self-Represented Appellant) and Austin N. Relph (Asst. Attorney General for Appellee)
Criminal: Postconviction Relief
Proceedings below: Appellant was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for Felony Murder and five years to five years for Use of a Weapon to Commit a Felony. Appellant filed a Motion for Postconviction Relief, and the district court denied this motion without an evidentiary hearing. Life imprisonment cases are automatic and direct appeals to the Nebraska Supreme Court.
Issues: On appeal, Appellant makes the following assignments of error: 1) The district court erred in failing to construe the claims raised in Dever’s Postconviction Motion(s) liberally pursuant to controlling Supreme Court law, which would have resulted in either (1) the district court granting an evidentiary hearing to resolve material, factual disputes on the record, or (2) the vacating of Dever’s convictions and sentence.