Legal Opinion
State v. Martin
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided May 4, 1973No. 38785PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Melvin Martin was charged with the offense of receiving stolen copper of the value of more than $100 and with being a habitual criminal. A jury found him guilty of the offense, and the court sentenced him as a habitual criminal. He appeals.
Martin assigns for error (1) the denial of his motion to strike all the testimony of a prosecution witness, Ned Nelson, who admitted larceny of the copper, (2) insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict, and (3) unconstitutionality of the habitual criminal statute under the federal prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- State v. LosieauNebraska Supreme Court · 1967
- State v. GonzalesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
- State v. SedilloNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. WoleryOhio Supreme Court · 1976
- Knight v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- State v. WhiteNebraska Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. BartlettNebraska Supreme Court · 1975
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