State v. Krider

This is a post conviction proceeding in which the defendant seeks to challenge his conviction for first degree murder while in the commission of a burglary. The defendant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment by a three-judge court in 1964.

The defendant alleged that a confession obtained by Nebraska law enforcement officers in Phoenix, Arizona, was involuntary and that his counsel was incompetent. An extensive evidentiary hearing was held in this proceeding. At the conclusion of that hearing, the trial judge found that the defendant freely, voluntarily, knowingly, and…