Legal Opinion

State v. Stephenson

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided November 2, 1977No. 41166PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpencer, J.

Defendant, Larry J. Stephenson, after a jury trial, was convicted of manslaughter in the death of his infant son. He prosecutes error, alleging the insufficiency of the evidence, the admission of certain photographs, and an excessive sentence. We affirm.

Defendant attacks the sufficiency of the evidence but does not indicate in what respect he believes it was deficient. He and his wife were quarreling. When their pickup arrived at the motel defendant got out and his wife locked the door behind him. Defendant was observed retrieving an object from the back of his pickup and throwing it through…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. EllNebraska Supreme Court · 1976
  2. State v. WilliamsNebraska Supreme Court · 1967
  3. State v. WilliamsNebraska Supreme Court · 1967
  4. State v. HatridgeNebraska Supreme Court · 1977
  5. State v. AndrewsNebraska Supreme Court · 1977

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. GarzaNebraska Supreme Court · 1992
  2. State v. MerrillNebraska Supreme Court · 1997
  3. State v. Red KettleNebraska Supreme Court · 1991
  4. State v. AnglemyerNebraska Supreme Court · 2005
  5. State v. FriesNebraska Supreme Court · 1983

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