Legal Opinion
State v. Carter
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided November 20, 1998No. S-97-1148PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCormack, J.
Appellant, Asa T. Carter, was convicted of first degree murder for causing the death of a 9-year-old girl during the perpetration of a sexual assault upon her. This was Carter’s third trial for the crime, his first conviction having been overturned by this court in State v. Carter, 246 Neb. 953, 524 N.W.2d 763 (1994), and his second trial having resulted in a mistrial.
I. BACKGROUND
On October 19, 1990, the victim spent the night at the apartment of Carter and his then wife, Gwelder Carter. Gwelder was a childhood friend of the victim’s mother and was considered to be the victim’s godmother.…
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