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State v. McDonald

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided March 25, 1976No. 40179PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcCown, J.

The defendant, Joseph McDonald, was charged with killing Lyle Duane Ford in the perpetration of a robbery. That offense is first degree murder under section 28-401, R. S. Supp., 1974. He was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to life imprisonment.

At approximately 3 a.m., on the morning of July 4, 1974, a police officer observed an automobile on fire in a trailer court at 19th and Read Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, and immediately placed a fire alarm. The Omaha fire department arrived some 5 minutes after the alarm was received, broke out all the windows of the car, and extinguished the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. State v. IrwinNebraska Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Hopkins v. ReevesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. State v. RustNebraska Supreme Court · 1977
  3. State v. StewartNebraska Supreme Court · 1977
  4. State v. ReevesNebraska Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Cloman v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1978

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