Legal Opinion
State v. Robertson
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided April 26, 1985No. 84-046PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShanahan, J.
A Douglas County jury found Jo Helen Robertson guilty of the first degree murder of Laura LaPointe, a prostitute. Robertson was sentenced to life imprisonment and appealed her conviction.
In the early morning of April 11, 1983, a passer-by discovered the nude, brutally beaten body of Laura LaPointe in a roadside ditch located in a heavily wooded area near Hummel Park north of Omaha. Close to LaPointe’s body was an empty brandy bottle and a “stick,” apparently a tree limb 6 to 7 feet long with a 3-inch diameter.
Investigation in the LaPointe murder focused on three Omaha prostitutes — Geraldine…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Lawrence Charles KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- People v. FisherNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- State v. PikulSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- United States v. William J. VandettiCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by37 opinions
- State v. LotterNebraska Supreme Court · 1998
- State v. BjorklundNebraska Supreme Court · 2000
- State v. LonneckerNebraska Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. DixonNebraska Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. RobertsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1986
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