State v. Benzel

I. NATURE OF CASE

Jeffrey R. Benzel was convicted by a jury in 1984 of the first degree murder of Terry Atkinson, the attempted first degree murder of Kim Christensen, use of a firearm to commit a felony, and possession of a firearm by a felon. Although we reversed for resentencing, Benzel’s convictions were otherwise affirmed on appeal to this court. State v. Benzel, 220 Neb. 466, 370 N.W.2d 501 (1985), overruled on other grounds, State v. Kuehn, 258 Neb. 558, 604 N.W.2d 420 (2000). After an evidentiary hearing, the district court for Hall County denied Benzel’s motion for post-conviction…