State v. Blackwell

214 N.W.2d 264 (1974)

191 Neb. 155

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee,

v.

Seth E. BLACKWELL, Sr., Appellant.

No. 39144.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

January 18, 1974.

Charles E. Wright, Lincoln, for appellant.

Clarence A. H. Meyer, Atty. Gen., C. C. Sheldon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., and SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, SMITH, McCOWN, NEWTON, and CLINTON, JJ.

SMITH, Justice.

Seth E. Blackwell moved the District Court for post conviction relief on two grounds. First, at the time of the jury trial that led to his conviction and sentence he was mentally incompetent to stand trial. Second,…