Legal Opinion
State v. Mata
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided September 5, 2003No. S-00-600PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGerrard, J.
Raymond Mata, Jr., was found guilty by jury verdict of first degree premeditated murder, first degree felony murder, and kidnapping, in association with the death of Adam Gomez (Adam), the 3-year-old son of a woman with whom Mata had had an intimate relationship. Mata was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping and convicted and sentenced to death for the first degree premeditated murder.
I. BACKGROUND
Adam was the son of Patricia Gomez (Patricia) and Robert Billie, who had lived together for 5 years before Billie moved out of their Scottsbluff, Nebraska, residence in…
2Cases cited101 opinions
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