State v. Lee

The appellant, Edward E. Lee, was charged and convicted of first degree murder by a jury, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-303 (Reissue 1979), a Class I felony, and of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1206 (Reissue 1979), a Class IV felony. We have examined the record, and although Lee’s counsel makes an effective argument to this court, we believe that the assignments of error do not justify a reversal in this case. We therefore affirm both the convictions and the sentences.

The evidence discloses that in the early morning hours of Saturday,…