Legal Opinion
State v. Wilson
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided June 13, 1997No. S-96-525PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephan, J.
In 1986, a jury convicted Thomas A. Wilson of second degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection with the shooting death of his son, Robert Paul Wilson, on August 31, 1983. He received consecutive sentences of 35 years’ imprisonment on the second degree murder charge and 6 to 20 years’ imprisonment on the firearm charge. We affirmed the convictions in State v. Wilson, 225 Neb. 466, 406 N.W.2d 123 (1987). After successfully petitioning for postconviction relief, Wilson was retried and convicted of both charges in the district court for Douglas County in April…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by37 opinions
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