Legal Opinion
State v. Stewart
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided March 5, 1993No. S-92-356PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFahrnbruch, J.
Rodney L. Stewart, also known as Shakur Abdullah, who is serving a life sentence for first degree murder and 15 to 50 years for shooting with intent to kill, wound or maim, appeals the decision of the district court for Douglas County denying his second motion for postconviction relief. We affirm.
In January 1975, Stewart, then 16 years old, shot both Thomas Ehlers and Daniel Evans during an argument over drugs supplied to Stewart by Ehlers and Evans. Stewart then poured gasoline in the van in which they all had been riding and set it afire. Evans'escaped from the vehicle and survived his…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- State v. StewartNebraska Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by34 opinions
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