State v. Williams

Robert E. Williams appeals the Lancaster County District Court’s denial of his motion for postconviction relief under Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 29-3001 to 29-3004 (Reissue 1995). We are asked to determine whether Williams was denied a fair trial because a juror used maps to check Williams’ postshooting “flight path” and testified that she factored this extraneous information into her predeliberation consideration of Williams’ drug- and/or alcohol-induced insanity defense.

We conclude that the district court did not err in not considering the juror’s testimony or in its finding that Williams was not…