State v. Soukharith

Anousone Soukharith was convicted of first degree murder, kidnapping, robbery, and the use of a weapon to commit a felony in connection with the May 23, 1995, death of Karen Logsdon. He received concurrent sentences of life imprisonment on the murder and kidnapping charges, a concurrent term of 20 to 40 years’ imprisonment for the robbery, and 10 to 20 years’ imprisonment on the use of a weapon conviction to be served consecutively. The convictions and sentences were affirmed on direct appeal in State v. Soukharith, 253 Neb. 310, 570 N.W.2d 344 (1997). Soukharith subsequently filed a motion…