Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided May 6, 1994No. S-92-1054PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoslaugh, J.
The defendant, Roy L. Jones, was charged with first degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in the shooting death of his wife, Tara Jones. He was convicted by a jury of second degree murder and use of a firearm and was sentenced by the district court to consecutive terms of imprisonment for not less than 50 years on the murder conviction and 5 to 10 years for the use of a firearm conviction.
On March 22,1992, the defendant left Omaha, Nebraska, to take a job selling cars in Salt Lake City, Utah. His wife, Tara, and her 6-year-old son, Brian, planned to move to Utah…
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