Legal Opinion

State v. Lotter

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided September 28, 2018No. Nos. S-17-325; S-17-338; S-17-339; S-17-1126; S-17-1127; S-17-1129PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCassel, J.

**127I. INTRODUCTION

*854In identical, successive postconviction motions filed in three cases, John L. Lotter sought relief based on a 2016 U.S. Supreme Court decision1 and on a death qualification issue. In separate orders filed months apart, the district court denied relief on each issue. Because Lotter did not timely appeal the denials of the death qualification issue, we lack jurisdiction over those appeals. We affirm the denials of the other claim as time barred, because the decision he relies upon is not a "newly recognized right [that] has been made applicable retroactively to cases on…

2Cases cited49 opinions

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3Cited by36 opinions

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