Legal Opinion
State v. Cozzens
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided September 25, 1992No. S-91-494 through S-91-502PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShanahan, J.
The crucial question presented in these appeals is whether a defendant, prosecuted in a state court for an offense committed as an expression of the defendant’s moral belief or judgment, can invoke a statutory defense which, if allowed, prevents another’s exercising a right recognized under the U.S. Constitution as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mary C. Adam, Patricia A. Beninato, Andrew H. Cozzens, Lawrence J. Donlan, Winifred I. Kaipust, Sharon T. McKee, Gerald V. Rush, Joseph C. Taphorn, and Andrew W. Watson appeal from their convictions for criminal trespass, in violation of Omaha…
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3Cited by15 opinions
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