Legal Opinion
Lotter v. Houston
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided April 25, 2011No. 4:04CV3187PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
RICHARD G. KOPF, District Judge.
John L. Lotter (“Lotter” or “Petitioner”) seeks a writ of habeas corpus. His petition will be denied, and this matter will be dismissed with prejudice.
I. BACKGROUND
Lotter was convicted on three counts of first degree murder, three counts of use of a weapon to commit a felony, and one count of burglary. He was sentenced to death for each murder conviction and to not less than 80 months nor more than 20 years of imprisonment for each use of a weapon conviction and the burglary conviction.
The Murders
Teena Brandon moved to Richardson County,…
2Cases cited87 opinions
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- Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
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3Cited by2 opinions
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