Legal Opinion

State v. King

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided June 13, 2008No. S-07-458PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

750 N.W.2d 674 (2008)

275 Neb. 899

STATE of Nebraska, appellee,

v.

Donell KING, appellant.

No. S-07-458.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

June 13, 2008.

James J. Regan for appellant.

Jon Bruning, Attorney General, and George R. Love for appellee.

WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.

CONNOLLY, J.

SUMMARY

In North Carolina v. Pearce,[1] the U.S. Supreme Court held that due process imposes a presumption of vindictiveness when, following a defendant's successful appeal, a sentencing judge orders a more severe sentence that is not justified by objective evidence in the record since…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. United States v. GoodwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Alabama v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Texas v. McCulloughSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. United States v. Juan Pimienta-Redondo, United States of America v. Alfredo PupoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State of Iowa v. Stevie Dewayne HarringtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 2011
  2. State v. WadeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
  3. State v. LantzNebraska Supreme Court · 2015
  4. State v. BerneyNebraska Supreme Court · 2014
  5. Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010

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