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Poindexter v. Houston

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided June 13, 2008No. S-07-089PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

750 N.W.2d 688 (2008)

275 Neb. 863

Edward POINDEXTER, appellant,

v.

Robert HOUSTON et al., appellees.

No. S-07-089.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

June 13, 2008.

Edward Poindexter, pro se.

Jon Bruning, Attorney General, and Linda L. Willard for appellees.

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

CONNOLLY, J.

I. SUMMARY

In 1971, a jury convicted Edward Poindexter of first degree murder. The district court sentenced him to life imprisonment. He seeks a writ of habeas corpus. He claims the State should immediately release him because his mandatory release date was…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Connecticut Board of Pardons v. DumschatSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. State v. GalesNebraska Court of Appeals · 2005
  5. Otey v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. CastanedaNebraska Supreme Court · 2014
  2. In Re Interest of JRNebraska Supreme Court · 2009
  3. State v. PoindexterNebraska Supreme Court · 2009
  4. Adams v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 2016
  5. State v. MooreNebraska Supreme Court · 2009

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