State v. Buckman

On January 13, 1989, an amended information was filed in the Lancaster County District Court charging defendant, Herman D. Buckman, in count I, with the first degree murder of Denise Stawkowski, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-303(1) (Reissue 1989), and in count II, with use of a weapon to commit that felony, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1205(1) (Reissue 1989). In count II it was also alleged that defendant was a habitual criminal, as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2221 (Reissue 1989).

After trial, the jury returned guilty verdicts on both counts, and the court entered judgment…