Ely v. Wasmer

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA NICHOLAS ELY, Petitioner, 8:21CV00095 vs. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER TODD WASMER, Warden Tecumseh Correctional Institution and ROB JEFFREYS, the Director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Respondents. This matter is before the Court on preliminary review of Petitioner Nicholas Ely’s (“Ely” or “Petitioner”) Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Filing No. 1, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Ely was convicted by jury trial in Nebraska State District Court of first- degree felony murder, Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-303(1) or…