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State v. Siddens
Citations: 642 N.W.2d 791; 263 Neb. 751; 2002 Neb. LEXIS 96Docket: S-01-918
Court: Nebraska Supreme Court; April 19, 2002; Nebraska; State Supreme Court
Monte G. Siddens was charged with first-degree murder and use of a deadly weapon in connection with the shooting death of Gary L. Jones during a robbery attempt at a gun store in Lincoln, Nebraska, on January 28, 2000. Siddens entered a plea agreement on June 28, 2001, pleading guilty to first-degree murder, while the charge regarding the deadly weapon was dismissed, and the State agreed not to present evidence of aggravating circumstances during sentencing. On July 23, the Lancaster County District Court sentenced Siddens to life imprisonment. Siddens appealed, claiming he was denied due process and effective assistance of counsel, violating his rights under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments and the Nebraska Constitution. However, he did not articulate any specific arguments in his brief regarding how his due process rights were violated or detail any failures of trial counsel that would constitute ineffective assistance. The court noted that assignments of error not supported by arguments would not be considered. Consequently, the Supreme Court of Nebraska affirmed Siddens' conviction and sentence, stating that it would not address the unargued errors.