Crimes In The Corn

A voluntary license surrender was accepted by the Nebraska Supreme Court, which imposed disbarment of an attorney admitted in 2002.

The multiple complaints involved both client-related and  criminal conduct of the attorney

Count IV concerns intimate partner violence and arises out of a criminal complaint filed against the respondent on October 26, 2020, in the county court for Douglas County, case No. CR 20-19892. The respondent was charged with five counts: (1) domestic assault, third degree, Class I misdemeanor, on August 27; (2) criminal trespass, first degree, on August 27; (3) criminal mischief, $0 to $500, on September 26; (4) domestic assault, third degree, Class I misdemeanor, on September 26; and (5) criminal trespass, first degree, on September 26. On May 27, 2021, the respondent entered a plea of no contest to an amended count of disturbing the peace, a Class III misdemeanor. All other counts were dismissed.

Later

Count V arises from the criminal complaint, case No. CR 20-22584, arising from the respondent’s later assault of November 27, 2020, on the same victim. On December 11, the respondent was charged with domestic assault, third degree, a Class I misdemeanor.

In May 2021, the respondent entered a plea of no contest to an amended count of disturbing the peace, a Class III misdemeanor.

Driving offenses

Count VI of the amended formal charges alleges that on April 8, 2021, a criminal complaint was filed against the respondent in the county court for Douglas County, case No. CR 21-5801. The respondent was charged with driving under the influence, first offense, a Class W misdemeanor, and careless driving, based on events which occurred on February 7. The respondent entered a plea of no contest to the driving under the influence charge, and the careless driving charge was dismissed. The court ordered the respondent to participate in a sobriety program, but he failed to comply. On March 15, 2022, a bench warrant was issued for his arrest, and the respondent was arrested. He was released from jail on March 25 on his own recognizance…

Count VII arose out of a criminal complaint filed against the respondent in the county court for Douglas County on June 18, 2021, in case No. CR 21-9839. The respondent was charged with driving during revocation/impoundment, a Class II misdemeanor, and driving a vehicle without a valid registration, a Class III misdemeanor, which events occurred on May 13. The respondent entered a plea of no contest to the charge of driving during revocation/impoundment, and the registration charge was dismissed.

More domestic violence

Count VIII arises out of a criminal complaint filed against the respondent in the county court for Douglas County, case No. CR 21-10233. The respondent was charged with five counts of violating a domestic violence protection order in May and June 2021. Each count is a Class I misdemeanor. On March 8, 2022, the respondent entered a plea of no contest to all counts. 

There were additional driving offenses.

The case is STATE EX REL. COUNSEL FOR DIS. V. MAXELL Cite as 314 Neb. 346. (Mike Frisch)