Legal Opinion

State v. Stelly

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided September 13, 2019No. S-18-025PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStacy, J.

*864 In this direct appeal, Malik M. Stelly challenges his convictions for first degree murder, use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, and possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person. Finding no merit to his assignments of error, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On January 11, 2017, at 2:37 a.m., the "ShotSpotter" system in Omaha, Nebraska, indicated shots were fired in the area of 3615 Laurel Avenue. Officers responded to the alert and arrived on the scene within minutes to find D'Angelo Branch lying in a pool of blood on a residential sidewalk. Paramedics determined Branch had no pulse and…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. FilholmNebraska Supreme Court · 2014
  3. Ayers v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2002
  4. State v. MessersmithNebraska Supreme Court · 1991
  5. State v. ManjikianNebraska Supreme Court · 2019

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3Cited by38 opinions

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