STATE v. JOY

No. 84-913.

371 N.W.2d 113 (1985)

220 Neb. 535

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Carolyn A. JOY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

July 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald W. Kleine, Omaha, for appellant.

Robert M. Spire, Atty. Gen., and Charles E. Lowe, Lincoln, for appellee.

KRIVOSHA, C.J., and BOSLAUGH, WHITE, HASTINGS, CAPORALE, SHANAHAN, and GRANT, JJ.


WHITE, Justice.

The defendant, Carolyn A. Joy, was charged in Douglas County with first degree murder in connection with the April 11, 1983, killing of Laura LaPointe. We reversed the defendant's earlier conviction and remanded the case for new trial because of the State's use of an inadmissible confession. State v. Joy, 218 Neb. 310, 353 N.W.2d 23 (1984).

A new trial was subsequently...

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