State v. Watkins

277 Neb. 428

STATE OF NEBRASKA, APPELLEE,

v.

DAMIEN D. WATKINS, APPELLANT.

No. S-08-712.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed March 20, 2009.

Thomas M. Rowen for appellant.

Jon Bruning, Attorney General, George R. Love, and Kimberly A. Klein for appellee.

HEAVICAN, C.J., WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.

STEPHAN, J.

Damien D. Watkins pled guilty to an amended charge of second degree murder and was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison. His direct appeal was summarily affirmed, and he then filed this postconviction proceeding, alleging that he was denied his…