State v. Secret

Phillip Secret, Jr., was charged with first degree murder for his part in the killing of Deron Haynes. Following a bench trial, the district court for Lancaster County adjudged Secret guilty of second degree murder and of the use of a firearm to commit a felony. Haynes was killed by a gunshot wound to the chest when shots were fired by several individuals into the trailer house Haynes was in. Secret’s claims of error are based in part on the fact that the charges made against Secret were inconsistent with the charges made or found against other men involved in the shooting. The district court…