Legal Opinion
Application of Cochran
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided August 12, 1977PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
URBOM, Chief Judge.
William Glenn Cochran has been charged by the State of Nebraska with the murder of Louis Brigman. William’s two brothers, James Russell Cochran and Norman Wayne Cochran, are in custody by virtue of the Nebraska Material Witness Statute, § 29-507, Neb.R.R.S.1943, which states:
“When the magistrate is satisfied that any witness against the accused will not appear and testify at the trial, he may, when the offense charged is a felony, order him to recognize with sufficient securities. Any person may recognize for a married woman or minor to appear as a witness, or the…
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