State v. Rowe

The defendant, Paul J. Rowe, appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of murder in the second degree, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-304 (Reissue 1979), on July 21, 1982. Murder in the second degree is a Class IB felony punishable by imprisonment for a period of not less than 10 years, or life. On July 29, 1982, the court sentenced Rowe to imprisonment for a term of 25 years. This is the second time this case has been before this court. Our first opinion is reported in State v. Rowe, 210 Neb. 419, 315 N.W.2d 250 (1982) (Rowe I). In Rowe I, we reversed the homicide conviction…