Legal Opinion

State v. White

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided November 19, 1993No. S-92-937PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLanphier,J.

Defendant, Calvin J. White, was charged with killing Patricia Cool by firing a shotgun into her multiple times. Cool was to shelter defendant’s girl friend from him following a breakup. He was also charged with theft of an auto, which he allegedly did in an attempt to flee. Defendant was convicted, following a jury trial in the district court for Fillmore County, of second degree murder, use of a firearm to commit murder, and theft of an auto. Defendant asserts 14 assignments of error.

BACKGROUND

On December 26,1991, defendant and his girl friend, Penny Ward, argued. The next day, defendant…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Maine v. MoultonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Kuhlmann v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by70 opinions

  1. State v. BjorklundNebraska Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Commonwealth v. LopezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
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  4. State v. NissenNebraska Supreme Court · 1997
  5. State v. FahlkNebraska Supreme Court · 1994

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