STATE v. BROWN

No. 38434.

202 N.W.2d 591 (1972)

189 Neb. 319

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. William BROWN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

December 1, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Clarence A. H. Meyer, Atty. Gen., Harold Mosher, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellee.

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


CLINTON, Justice.

The defendant, William Brown, was charged with manslaughter in the killing of his wife. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. On this appeal the issues are: (1) The sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict; and (2) whether the trial court erred in admitting over objection the declaration of the victim that the defendant had stabbed her. We affirm.

A brief summary of the evidence will lay the groundwork for dealing with both issues...

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