Legal Opinion
State v. Reeves
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided January 20, 1984No. 81-706PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Per curiam
Randolph K. Reeves pled not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to each of two counts of felony murder in the commission or attempted commission of a first degree sexual assault. The jury found him guilty on both counts, and a three-judge panel sentenced him to death on each of the two murder counts. He appeals.
A statement of the facts is necessary. At 3:46 a.m. on March 29, 1980, Janet L. Mesner made a 911 emergency call and reported that she had been stabbed, that she thought a friend was dead from stab wounds, and that her address was 3319 South 46th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. This…
2Cases cited62 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Gardner v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by89 opinions
- Hopkins v. ReevesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- State v. PalmerNebraska Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. LotterNebraska Supreme Court · 1998
- State v. CoppleNebraska Supreme Court · 1987
- State v. KingsleySupreme Court of Kansas · 1993
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