Legal Opinion
State v. Ryan
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided August 11, 1989No. 86-946PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
The defendant, Michael W. Ryan, was charged with first degree murder in the death of James Thimm. Thimm died April 29, 1985, after being tortured by defendant and four others for 3 days.
On September 25, 1985, an information was filed in the Richardson County District Court charging defendant with two counts of murder. Count I charged him with the first degree murder of James Thimm, and count II charged him with the first degree murder of Luke Stice. Count II of the information was separated in the trial and is not a part of this appeal, except as defendant’s later plea of nolo contendere to…
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