Justia Nebraska Supreme Court Opinion Summaries

Appellant Jason Golka was convicted in the district court for Sarpy County of two counts of first degree murder pursuant to a guilty plea. Appellant was sentenced to two consecutive sentences of life imprisonment âwithout parole." Finding error in the sentence, the matter was remanded and Appellant was re-sentenced to âtwo life terms to be served consecutively.â Appellant did not appeal the re-sentencing at the trial court level, but brought an appeal to the Supreme Court seeking the sentence be vacated. On appeal to the Supreme Court, Appellant argued he received ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel for failing to advise him of certain defenses, for advising him to enter a plea agreement, and for not assigning error to the courtsâ eventual disposition of his case. After reviewing the record and finding no error, the Supreme Court affirmed the lower courtsâ decisions and dismissed the appeal.