Legal Opinion
State v. Masters
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided December 2, 1994No. S-94-150PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFahrnbruch, J.
Christopher M. Masters appeals his convictions and sentences for first degree felony murder and for use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in the execution-style shotgun killing of 15-year-old Jeremy Drake.
We affirm Masters’ convictions and sentences but remand the cause to the district court with direction to give Masters credit on his firearm sentence for the time he served prior to sentencing.
STANDARD 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.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Spaziano v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. ReevesNebraska Supreme Court · 1984
- Morgan v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1897
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3Cited by25 opinions
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