State v. Barfield

I. NATURE OF CASE

On September 6, 2003, Terrill Williams, the victim, died of a single gunshot wound. He was shot at a location referred to by witnesses as “the projects” in Douglas County, Nebraska, by Clinton Lamar Barfield (Clinton). The defendant, Terry A. Barfield, Clinton’s uncle, was charged with felony murder as an aider and abettor of the attempted robbery of the victim. He was also charged with use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, possession of a deadly weapon by a felon, and being a habitual criminal.

After a trial by jury, the defendant was found guilty of felony murder, use…