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Vaca v. State

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided December 10, 1948No. 32435PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChappell, J.

An information filed in the district court for Saunders County charged that “on or about the 29th day of November, 1946, Frank Vaca, defendant, then and there being, in said county and state, did, then and there, one Elizabeth N. Knowles, then and there being, unlawfully and feloniously, kill and slay, contrary to the form of the *518statutes in such cases made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the people of the state of Nebraska.”

Upon arraignment, defendant pleaded not guilty, but after trial to a jury, he was found “guilty of manslaughter in the manner and form as he stands…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Schultz v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1911
  2. Franklin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
  3. People v. ElmoreCalifornia Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Cowan v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1942
  5. Buckley v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1936

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Erazo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  2. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. State v. WoodardsOhio Supreme Court · 1966
  4. Tezeno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Fisher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1982

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