State v. Lopez

The defendant in this case, Norma E. Lopez, was charged with and tried in the district court for Hall County, Nebraska, for killing Sotero Gandarilla in the defendant’s trailer. Following a jury trial, she was convicted of murder in the first degree and use of a weapon in commission of a felony. The defendant appeals, claiming as errors, in summary, that the district court erred in (1) not allowing certain proffered expert testimony from “Bud” Deats in the form of his conclusions upon reconstructing the crime scene, (2) overruling the defendant’s motion to suppress statements made by her…