STATE v. CRAWFORD

No. 38138.

196 N.W.2d 915 (1972)

188 Neb. 378

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Diane CRAWFORD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

April 27, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank B. Morrison, Sr., Public Defender, Stanley A. Krieger, Asst. Public Defender, Omaha, for appellant.

Clarence A. H. Meyer, Atty. Gen., Betsy G. Berger, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellee.

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


BOSLAUGH, Justice.

The defendant, Diane Crawford, appeals from a conviction for manslaughter. She contends the evidence was not sufficient to sustain the conviction; the trial court erred in admitting evidence and instructing the jury; and the sentence was excessive.

The defendant and Gene Crawford were married on December 1, 1969. Their son, Gene Crawford, Jr., born August 27, 1970, died on January 5, 1971, from malnutrition and dehydration. As a result of...

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