If a defendant is not brought to trial before the running of the time for trial as provided for in section 29-1207 , as extended by excluded periods, he or she shall be entitled to his or her absolute discharge from the offense charged and for any other offense required by law to be joined with that offense.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-1208
Discharge from offense charged; when
Applied in 61 court decisions — leading case State v. Jacques (1997)
Most recently applied in State v. Jones (January 2026)
Laws 1971, LB 436, § 4; Laws 2010, LB712, § 16.
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