State v. Russ

The defendant was convicted of murder in the perpetration of a burglary and sentenced to life imprisonment. He contends the judgment should be reversed because the jury during its deliberation was allowed to be informed that the defendant was on parole at the time the offense was committed.

The evidence shows the defendant and Edward Jenkins broke into and entered the home of Edward Charles Johnson in Omaha, Nebraska, on January 29, 1973. After ransacking the house they decided to wait until Johnson returned so they could rob him. When Johnson entered the house, the defendant and Jenkins…