Legal Opinion
State v. Sanchell
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided March 21, 1974No. 39042PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClinton, J.
Defendant was charged on one count of forcible rape and three counts of robbery, and was found guilty by a jury. The offenses occurred during the early morning hours of January 22, 1972, in a women’s residence hall on the campus of the University of Nebraska. The victims were three female students who resided in the hall. The convictions depended solely upon identification of the defendant by the victims. There was no circumstantial or other evidence to connect the defendant with the offenses.
Previous to trial two issues of significance on this appeal were raised. The defendant moved to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. PalmerNebraska Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. StewartNebraska Supreme Court · 1977
- People v. ReaganMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
- Joseph Sanchell v. William Parratt, Warden, Nebraska Penal and Correctional ComplexCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Gerson Merrill Kartman v. Robert Parratt, Warden, Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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