Legal Opinion
State v. Ruyle
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided March 16, 1990No. 88-1053PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoslaugh, J.
The defendant, Stanley Prescott Ruyle, was convicted of first degree felony murder pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-303(2) (Reissue 1989) in the arson death of Robert D. Scott on August 5,1987, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He has appealed and contends the district court erred (1) in allowing the State to offer evidence of his statements to Lincoln Police Officers Burkhart, McAndrew, and Ashley and to Scott Buck; (2) in allowing the State to offer evidence regarding several acts of uncharged misconduct; and (3) in failing to properly instruct the jury.
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