Legal Opinion
State v. Palmer
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 1981No. 43708PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCown, J.
The defendant was found guilty by a jury on a charge of murder in the perpetration of a robbery. Following a sentencing hearing, a three-judge panel imposed the death penalty.
Eugene Zimmerman operated a coin shop located on the first floor of his residence in Grand Island, Nebraska. On March 6, 1979, at approximately 5 p.m., Zimmerman’s wife, Monica, returned to the house and discovered that the coin shop had been looted and her husband was missing from the shop. She called the police who arrived in 2 or 3 minutes. Eugene Zimmerman’s body was found in an upstairs bedroom. He had been…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- State v. MenaArizona Supreme Court · 1981
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- Greenfield v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
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3Cited by73 opinions
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