State v. Lancaster County District Court

NATURE OF CASE

On March 10, 2004, the State of Nebraska, through the Lancaster County Attorney, filed a motion requesting that the district court for .Lancaster County release certain grand jury testimony originally presented in March 1990 to the county attorney and the Lincoln Police Department. The testimony requested was that of the appellant, Celia Milwood, formerly known as Celia Sheppard. The grand jury had been convened to investigate the circumstances surrounding the October 19, 1986, death of Bruce Sheppard, Milwood’s deceased husband. An evidentiary hearing was conducted on the…