State v. Cook

I. NATURE OF CASE

Richard K. Cook was convicted in the district court for Douglas County of first degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony. Cook was sentenced to life imprisonment on the murder conviction and 49‘A to 50 years’ imprisonment on the weapons conviction. Cook appeals his convictions and sentences. We affirm.

II. STATEMENT OF FACTS

1. Discovery and Investigation of Crime

On the morning of April 29, 2000, two men found the body of a young woman, later identified as Amy Stahlecker, on the bank of the Elkhom River near the intersection of West Maple Road and Highway 275 in…