Legal Opinion · Dissent

Popel v. State

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided December 4, 1920No. 21670Published

Error to the district court for Otoe county: James T. Begley, Judge.

1DissentLetton, J.

I feel it my duty to again dissent to the theory that no part of arraignment may be waived. In addition to the reasons adduced in the dissenting opinions in Burroughs v. State, 94 Neb. 519, and Wozniak v. State, 103 Neb. 749, 754, I submit the following in the hope that in time the court may adopt the views expressed in these dissents.

New trials are allowed in courts of law on statutory grounds. Section 9131, Rev. St. 1913, provides: “A new trial, after a verdict of conviction, may be granted on the application of the defendant for any of the following reasons affecting materially his…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hack v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1910
  2. Preuit v. PeopleNebraska Supreme Court · 1877
  3. Barker v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
  4. Burroughs v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1913
  5. Wozniak v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1919

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