Legal Opinion
State v. Kula
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided November 2, 2001No. S-01-044PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCormack, J.
NATURE OF CASE
On October 26, 2000, Edwin Kula pled no contest to a charge of manslaughter, a Class III felony, in the district court for Merrick County. His plea arose out of the April 15, 1994, death of Jerry Carlson. This is the fourth time Kula has appeared before this court regarding this incident. He was originally convicted of first degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony, which this court overturned in State v. Kula, 252 Neb. 471, 562 N.W.2d 717 (1997) (Kula I). Kula was then convicted of second degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony. This conviction was…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Poland v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. UrbanoNebraska Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. DeckerNebraska Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. KulaNebraska Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. KulaNebraska Supreme Court · 2000
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