State v. Escamilla

Defendant, an inmate of the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex, was convicted of murder in the second degree. He was charged with killing another inmate, Luther W. Wilson, by stabbing. Errors assigned are the exclusion of evidence as to the deceased’s character; failure to hold a Jackson v. Denno-type hearing; and denial of a motion to produce the defendant’s jacket. We affirm.

The record is devoid of any evidence to support a plea of self-defense and no instruction was given or requested as to such a defense. Neither is error assigned for failure to so instruct. It is the general rule…