Legal Opinion
State v. Phinney
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 1990No. 89-759PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHastings, C.J.
Following a conviction for second degree murder upon a plea of no contest and a sentence to a term of imprisonment for 30 years, the defendant, Sean Phinney, a 15-year-old juvenile, appeals from his conviction, his sentence, and an earlier order denying his motion to remove these proceedings to the juvenile court. The denial of removal under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-276 (Reissue 1988) constitutes his sole assignment of error.
The defendant was born on August 30,1973. On January 20, 1989, after a fight with his mother, Linda Phinney, he shot and killed her. He was originally charged with first…
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