State v. Boyer

Defendant, William R. Boyer, appeals from the denial of relief sought under the Nebraska Post Conviction Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 29-3001 et seq. (Reissue 1979). He asserts as errors the trial court’s failure to find (1) that the evidence does not support a finding of guilt for first degree murder and (2) that the sentence is excessive. We affirm.

Following a jury trial, Boyer was adjudged guilty of the first degree murder of his mother under the circumstances set forth in State v. Boyer, 211 Neb. 139, 318 N.W.2d 60 (1982), and was sentenced to imprisonment for life. This court affirmed the…