Legal Opinion
State v. Allen
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided March 28, 1997No. S-96-600PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtConnolly, J.
The appellant, Kevin L. Allen, was convicted by a jury of the first degree murder of Omaha police officer James B. “Jimmy” Wilson, Jr., and of the use of a firearm to commit a felony. The district court for Douglas County sentenced Allen to life in prison on the murder charge and to 18 to 20 years to be served consecutively on the firearm charge. We determine that all of Allen’s assigned errors are without merit. As a result, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
1. The Shooting
At 8 p.m., on August 20, 1995, Wilson radioed for a check on a license plate that he observed on a brown Chevy van. At 8:01 p.m.,…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Bourjaily v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by29 opinions
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