Legal Opinion
State v. Watson
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided March 8, 1968No. 36579PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, C. J.
This is a criminal prosecution for possession of burglary tools. Following a jury verdict of guilty, defendant was sentenced to 5 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex and also sentenced by the court to an additional consecutive term of 6 months for contempt of court. Defendant appeals.
The evidence, direct and circumstantial, and the reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom, will first be reviewed as far as pertinent to this appeal.
At 5 o’clock, a.m., May 29, 1966, on the, Sunday immediately preceding Memorial Day, police officer John Sobeski and his partner were driving in…
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- Morgan v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1897
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