State v. Joy

The defendant, Carolyn A. Joy, was charged in Douglas County with first degree murder in connection with the April 11, 1983, killing of Laura LaPointe. We reversed the defendant’s earlier conviction and remanded the case for new trial because of the State’s use of an inadmissible confession. State v. Joy, 218 Neb. 310, 353 N.W.2d 23 (1984).

A new trial was subsequently held, and the defendant was again convicted of the charge and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Defendant’s sole assignment of error on this appeal is the district court’s denial of her motion for directed verdict. Specifically,…