Legal Opinion

Hart v. State

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 1883PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Error to the district court for Hall county, Geo. W. Post, J., presiding, wherein the plaintiff in error was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death.

1Opinion of the Court

Lake, Ch. J.

The errors assigned in this case may be conveniently classed under four heads: First. Eulings respecting the competency of certain persons to serve as jurors. Second. The restriction of counsel in their argument to the jury. Third. Eulings in the charge to the jury. Fourth. The insufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. The last of these objections does not seem to be relied on, however, as it is not even mentioned by counsel in their brief Therefore we will only say of it that, after a careful reading of the record, our minds are left in no doubt on that point, and we…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Wright v. PeopleNebraska Supreme Court · 1876

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Knights v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Dixon v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Kennison v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Sheibley v. FalesNebraska Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Plessman v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1936

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