State v. Tucker

774 N.W.2d 753 (2009)

278 Neb. 935

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee,

v.

Dwight L. TUCKER, Appellant.

No. S-08-623.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

November 20, 2009.

Thomas C. Riley, Douglas County Public Defender, and Timothy P. Burns for appellant.

Dwight L. Tucker, pro se.

Jon Bruning, Attorney General, and George R. Love for appellee.

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

McCORMACK, J.

NATURE OF CASE

In a case where the only injury to the victim was a single gunshot wound that caused his death, we address whether it is irreconcilable for a judge in a bench…