Nebraska Death Penalty Law

<H2> State of Nebraska v. Eric L. Ramos

Tecumseh, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder, use of a weapon to commit a felony, and tampering with evidence.<br> <br> In March 2017, a riot broke out at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI). During the fracas, Michael Galindo was attacked and killed by other inmates. After a review of video surveillance footage, investigato... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Michelle Lee Marr </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Omaha, NE criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Second Degree Murder and tampering with documents or evidence </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jury Convicts Winnebago Woman for Second Degree Murder and tampering with documents or evidence</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On Fe... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Ashtin D. Schutjer </h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Device Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Council Bluffs Woman Sentenced to 14 Months & Ordered to Pay Over $150,000 in Restitution to Vulnerable Victim of Access Device Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><... More...

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State of Nebraska v. Ryan D. Rivera-Meister

<h2><br> Grand Island, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charge with attempted intentional child abuse resulting in death.<br> </h2><br> In August 2016, the 16-month-old child of Rivera-Meister's girlfriend was fatally injured while in Rivera-Meister's care. Rivera-Meister called the 911 emergency dispatch service and told first responders the child fell and struck his ... More...

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Gayle Misle v. Linda Shrier, et al.

Lincoln, Nebraska trust law lawyers represent the parties in a breach of fiduciary duty dispute.<br> <br> <br> In February 2019, Gayle filed a complaint, which she later amended, alleging claims for breach of fiduciary duties by Linda Shrier and Marsha Misle-Haugland individually and as cotrustees of the Abram Misle testamentary trust for failure to properly administer, account, and report on trus... More...

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Verstile Roofing, LLC v. Tim Horacek

<h2><br> Kearney, Nebraska breach of contract civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiff and Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> Horacek incurred damage to his roof from a windstorm. Although Horacek requested that his insurance carrier MutualAid eXchange Insurance (MAX) pay for an entire roof replacement, MAX refused on the basis that the windstorm did not cause a total loss requiring a total roof ... More...

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Russell Gebert v. Social Security Administration

<h2><br> Omaha, Nebraska social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of his application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits.<br> </h2><br> <br> DIWC (Disabled Insured Worker's Claim)<br> <br> Disability program for adults who have worked enough to have "insured status” under the Social Security System. For disability, a worker must have... More...

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P.H. v. Social Security Administration

<font color="red"><h2><br> Lincoln, Nebraska social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits by HHS.<br> </font </color="red"></h2><br> <br> DIWC (Disabled Insured Worker's Claim)<br> <br> Disability program for adults who have worked enough to have "insured status” under the Social Security S... More...

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United States of America v. Scott Lee Meyer

Lincoln, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to produce child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a) and (e), which provided: <br> <br> (a) Any person who employs, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any minor to engage in, or who has a minor assist any other person to engage in, or who transports any minor in or affecting interstate ... More...

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State of Nebraska v. Darrel Parker

Lincoln, Nebraska defendant charged with murder of of his wife Nancy on December 14, 1955.<br> <br> Parker was interrogated by John Reid, who engaged in a type of coercive interrogation to tended to produce false confession and Parker, in fact confessed according to Reid but immediately recanted.<br> <br> The only evidence against Parker was the alleged confession.<br> <br> On and for some time pr... More...

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Hugo Lucas Campbell Ortega, et al. v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Services

Lincoln, Nebraska immigration lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant seeking review of an administrative order under 05 U.S.C. 551, which provides:<br> <br> For the purpose of this subchapter-<br> <br> (1) "agency" means each authority of the Government of the United States, whether or not it is within or subject to review by another agency, but does not include-<br> <br> (A) the Co... More...

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United States of America v. Michael Glaspie

Lincoln, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Lincoln_NE_Fed.png" alt="Federal Courthouse - Lincoln, Nebraska"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Lincoln, Nebraska<br> <P><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/nebraska/news/lincoln/" target... More...

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State of Nebraska v. Darrell Parker

Lincoln, Nebraska On December 14, 1955, 24-year-old Darrel Parker, a forester in Lincoln, Nebraska, came home for lunch and found his wife, Nancy, 22, had been raped, beaten, and strangled.<br>  <br> The crime shook the city. Parker accompanied his wife's body to Des Moines, Iowa, for burial and was there on December 20, when he received a call from police asking him to return for questioning. ... More...

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United States of America v. Gregory Ronald Anderson

St. Paul, Minnesota criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with bankruptcy fraud.<br> <br> On November 3, 2015, Gregory Ronald Anderson, 63, a licensed attorney, prepared and filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition on behalf of his client, James Alan Rothers. Upon the filing of the petition, Anderson knew that Rothers' assets, wherever located, became property of a "bankruptcy estate” ... More...

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State of Nebraska v. Chinyere Nwuju

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with two counts of manslaughter.<br> <br> On June 24, 2020, Chinyere Nwuju sped through a red light at 90th and Maple streets and collided with a Dodge Ram. The driver and passenger of the truck, Roberto Gonzalez and Annette North, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.<br> <br> 2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 28-... More...

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State of Nebraska v. Alejandro Flores

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with intentional child abuse resulting in death.<br> <br> Alejandro Flores, of Omaha, was charged with violation of:<br> <br> 28-707.<br> Child abuse; privileges not available; penalties.<br> <br> (1) A person commits child abuse if he or she knowingly, intentionally, or negligently causes or permits a minor child to be:<br> <br... More...

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STATE OF NEBRASKA V. JAMES L. FISHER

<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Lincoln, NE Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with a one count of first degree sexual assault on a child-second charge. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <center><font color="red"><h2>Child Sexual Predator </h2></font></center><br> <br> On March 9, 2015, the State filed an information charging Fisher with one count of firs... More...

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State of Nebraska v. Richard L. Roebuck

<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Lincoln, NE Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with assault and battery charges. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> On December 2, 2019, the State filed a criminal complaint <br> against Roebuck in the county court for Lancaster County, <br> alleging one count of third degree domestic assault in violation of Neb. Rev. ... More...

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State of Nebraska v. Richard L. Roebuck

<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Lincoln, NE - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with a third degree domestic assault charge. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> On December 2, 2019, the State filed a criminal complaint <br> against Roebuck in the county court for Lancaster County, <br> alleging one count of third degree domestic assault in violation o... More...

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Trevor Dion v. City of Omaha, et al.

Omaha, Nebraska personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants <br> <br> Bryce David Dion worked for Langley Productions, Inc.<br> (Langley), as a sound technician on the filming crew for the<br> "COPS” television program. In the summer of 2014, Dion was part of a two-person crew that, pursuant to an agreement<br> between Langley and the City of Omaha (City), rode with and... More...

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State of Nebraska v. Daquandre Perry

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> Daquandre Perry, age 22, was charged with the 2020 death of a man who was on a motorized dirt bike when he was chased down by a car and fatally shot.<br> <br> John Parks, Jr., age 20, was shot and killed while riding his dirt bike on July 26, 2020.<br> <br> Defendant asserted that police did n... More...

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State of Nebraska v. Ryan Long

Lincoln, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charge with assault and battery with a second-degree assault.<br> <br> <br> Ryan Long, age 31, was accused of shooting his girlfriend during an argument in 2019 as she sat in her SUV.<br> <br> Long took the stand and admitted that he was a convicted felon and possessed a firearm, which is a felony in Nebraska.<br> <br> 28-309.<br> Ass... More...

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Jeffrey Coulon v. Stephen Smith, M.D., et al.

Omaha, Nebraska plaintiff personal injury lawyer sued Defendant on a wrongful death medical malpractice negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of substandard care. ... More...

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United States of America v. Steven Michael Braithwaite, Adam Thomas Braithwaite and Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services, L.L.C.

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with violating Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.<br> <br> Steven Michael Braithwaite, Adam Thomas Braithwaite and their company Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services LLC (NRCS) were sentenced in Omaha, Nebraska, for willful violations of worker safety standards that resulted in two worker deaths, knowing violations of the R... More...

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United States of America v. Paw Moo

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with trafficking in counterfeit goods.<br> <br> Paw Moo, age 29, of Omaha, Nebraska, was charged for trafficking in counterfeit goods in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2320(a)(1).<br> <br> In February 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Anchorage, Alaska, seized a shipment of counterfeit designer purses destined for Moo's reside... More...

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United States of America v. Ian Wagner

Lincoln, NE: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with abusive sexual contact with an incapacitated person, abusive sexual contact and indecent exposure on an aircraft.<br> <br> Ian Wagner, 39, of New Haven, was a passenger on board a domestic flight from Indianapolis to Denver on Oct. 6, 2017. Wagner was seated next to an 18-year-old woman. During the flight, the woman fell aslee... More...

$0 (09-22-2021 - NE)
United States of America v. Steven Michael Braithwaite and Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services LLC (NRCS)

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants, Steven Michael Braithwaite and Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services LLC charged with conspiracy, violation of safety standards causing death, resource conservation and recovery act knowing endangerment, and falsification of records.<br> <br> Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services LLC (NRCS), its president and owner, Steven Michael Braithw... More...

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United States of America v. Tawhyne M. Patterson and Damon D. Williams

Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with commission of a murder with a firearm during a crime of violence.<br> <br> Tawhyne M. Patterson, a Vice Lord gang member from Chicago, Illinois, and Damon D. Williams of Omaha, Nebraska, were charged for their participation in a firearms conspiracy and a second attempted robbery at the same Lincoln home the day before the... More...

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STATE OF NEBRASKA V. DONTEVIAN L. BRADLEY

<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Dontevian T. Bradley with appeals from the order of the Lancaster County District Court denying his motion for postconviction relief without an evidentiary hearing.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On the morning of November 15, 2016, Bradley was arguing with his girlfriend outside of <br> an apartment building... More...

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United States of America v. Ramon Simpson

Omaha, Nebraska kidnapping resulting in death charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Ramon Simpson, 50, of Norfolk, who was charge for Kidnapping Resulting in Death and Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping. <br> <br> Kidnapping Resulting in Death carries a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. <br> <br> Phyllis Hunhoff regularly traveled f... More...

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STATE OF NEBRASKA V. KARNELL D. BURTON

<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Karnell D. Burton with <i> appealing from the Douglas County District Court's denial of his motion for new trial based on newly discovered evidence..</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The facts in the instant case were summarized in Burton's direct appeal to the Nebraska <br> Supreme Court in State v. Burton, 2... More...

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State of Nebraska v. Eric L. Ramos

<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Eric L. Ramos with <i> appealing the order of the district court for Johnson County, which denied his plea in bar following a mistrial.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On October 19, 2017, the State filed an information charging Ramos with first degree murder, a Class I or IA felony; <br> use of a weapon to c... More...

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STATE OF NEBRASKA V. SHAWN M. HOWELL

<center><h2><font color="red">Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Shawn M. Howell with <i> arguing that the court should have allowed him to withdraw his plea, that it should have sentenced him to probation, and that it considered improper evidence in sentencing him resulting in an excessive sentence. .</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The State filed an information charging ... More...

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STATE OF NEBRASKA V. CLINT A. THAYER

<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Clint A. Thayer with <i> arguing that the district court abused its discretion in imposing excessive sentences.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On February 11, 2020, Thayer entered pleas of no contest to count I, attempted first degree <br> assault, a Class IIA felony; count II, third degree domestic assault (... More...

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STATE OF NEBRASKA V. TAMMY L. BARNES

<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Tammy L. Barnes with <i> contending that the district court erred in finding that she entered her plea understandingly and voluntarily and that her trial counsel was<br> ineffective in failing to object to the factual basis and an exhibit.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> ictions, $500 or less, all Class IV felonies... More...

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State of Nebraska v. Abram K. Sollman

<center><h2><font color="red"> - Criminal defense attorney represented Abram K. Sollman with <i> appealing his conviction of motor vehicle homicide, driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), and reckless driving..</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> At about 6 p.m. on February 1, 2019, Sean Nowling was<br> traveling westbound on Interstate 80 when "[a]ll of a sudden [he heard] honking of a ... More...

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STATE OF NEBRASKA V. DILLEN C. GARCIA

<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Dillen C. Garcia with <i> appealing from an order of the district court for Hall County denying his motion to transfer his case from the district court to the juvenile court.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On April 20, 2020, the State filed an information in district court charging Garcia with first<br> degr... More...

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STATE OF NEBRASKA V. DANIEL B. HARDEN,

<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Daniel B. Harden with <i> appealing from his conviction, pursuant to a jury verdict, and sentence for conspiracy to commit robbery.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On February 13, 2018, the State filed an information charging Harden with count I, first<br> degree murder, a Class IA felony, and count II, use... More...

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STATE OF NEBRASKA V. BERRY L. TAYLOR

<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Criminal defense attorney represented Berry L. Taylor with <i> appealing from his convictions and sentences in the District Court for Douglas County, for domestic assault, robbery, and strangulation.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> On January 16, 2019, Omaha police officers were dispatched to investigate a domestic<br> incident and met wi... More...

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STATE OF NEBRASKA V. DAVID GONZALEZ-GARCIA

<center><h2><font color="red">Omaha, NE - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant David Gonzalez-Garcia with <i> arguing that the district court erred in admitting several exhibits into evidence, that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, and that the sentence imposed was excessive.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On November 14, 2018, Elizabeth Casey, a school soc... More...

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