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Decker v. Sigler
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided April 23, 1969No. Civ. No. 1316LPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
VAN PELT, District Judge.
The petitioner herein plead guilty to a charge of second degree murder on December 22, 1959, and was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment on January 20, 1960. He was fifteen years old at the time of his guilty plea. The petitioner sought relief under the Post Conviction Act, § 29-3001 et seq. Neb.Rev. Stat. (1967 Cum.Supp.) was denied relief by the trial court, and the decision was affirmed on appeal. State v. Decker, 181 Neb. 859, 152 N.W.2d 5 (1957). He has thus exhausted his state court remedies. Petitioner then filed a petition for writ of…
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3Cited by1 opinion
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