State v. Bradford

The defendant, Walter Lee Bradford, appeals from the denial of his motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to the Nebraska Postconviction Act. Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 29-3001 et seq. (Reissue 1985).

In 1983 the defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment upon a plea of guilty to first degree murder in the death of Gordon Robert Eno. Upon direct appeal we examined the record for error, determined that the appeal was frivolous, and affirmed the judgment pursuant to Neb. Ct. R. of Prac. 3B(4) (rev. 1986). 216 Neb. xxix (case No. 84-041, Mar. 21, 1984).

On April 9, 1985, the defendant filed a motion to…