State v. Freeman

This is a post conviction action. The defendant’s “petition for reduction of sentence” was treated as an application for post conviction relief. The District Court denied post conviction relief, and the defendant has appealed.

The defendant was found guilty of second degree murder by a jury on April 14, 1977, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. On direct appeal to this court, among other alleged errors, the defendant contended that his sentence was excessive. The conviction and sentence were affirmed by this court in State v. Freeman, 201 Neb. 382, 267 N.W.2d 544 (1978).

On September 11,…