S-24-0295 State of Nebraska (Appellee) v. Rickey R. Cartwright (Appellant)
Appeal from the Nebraska Court of Appeals on appeal from the District Court for Douglas County, Judge Molly B. Keane
Attorneys: Theodore C. Turnblacer, Jr. (Dornan, Troia, Howard, Breitkreutz, Dahlquist & Klein, P.C., L.L.O. for Appellant) and P. Christian Adamski (Asst. Attorney General for Appellee)
Criminal: Third-degree sexual assault of a child
Proceedings Below: Appellant was convicted of third-degree sexual assault on a child, and the district court sentenced him to (3) years’ imprisonment and eighteen (18) months of post-release supervision. In a memorandum opinion, the Nebraska Court of Appeals found that the district court erred in admitting evidence that Appellant assaulted his son, and it remanded the case for a new trial. See State v. Cartwright, A-24-0295 (April 8, 2025). The State petitioned for further review, which the Nebraska Supreme Court granted and ordered that this case be transferred to its docket.
Issues: In its petition for further review, the State assigns the following error: 1) The Court of Appeals erred in holding that the district court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of Cartwright’s assault of his son, A.R