Legal Opinion
State v. Hansen
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided May 9, 1997No. S-96-615PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
Following a bench trial, Gabriel S. Hansen was convicted of first degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Hansen appeals.
SCOPE OF REVIEW
A conviction in a bench trial of a criminal case is sustained if the evidence, viewed and construed most favorably to the State, is sufficient to support that conviction. The trial court’s findings have the effect of a jury verdict and will not be set aside unless clearly erroneous. State v. Emrich, 251 Neb. 540, 557 N.W.2d 674 (1997).
To sustain a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel as a violation of the Sixth Amendment to the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- State v. CoppleNebraska Supreme Court · 1987
- United States v. William Trotter, in No. 75--1709, and Vincent Nuzzo. Appeal of Vincent Nuzzo, in No. 75--1710Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- State v. MarksNebraska Supreme Court · 1995
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- Emanuel Jenkins and Azariah Israel v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
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