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STATE v. FORD

No. 37557.

180 N.W.2d 922 (1970)

186 Neb. 109

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Odell FORD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

November 13, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Q. Wolf, Public Defender, Bennett G. Hornstein, Asst. Public Defender, Omaha, for appellant.

Clarence A. H. Meyer, Atty. Gen., Calvin E. Robinson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellee.

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

McCOWN, Justice.

Odell Ford was convicted of manslaughter in the district court for Douglas County and sentenced to 5 to 10 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex.

The defendant raises two issues on appeal: (1) The constitutional right to a speedy trial, and (2) the instructions to the jury as to self defense.

The offense with which the defendant was charged took place on July 8, 1969. Information was filed on July 9, 1969, in the municipal...

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