STATE v. BATISTE

No. 87-1153.

437 N.W.2d 125 (1989)

231 Neb. 481

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Velma BATISTE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

March 17, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur C. Toogood, Adams County Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert M. Spire, Atty. Gen., and Sharon M. Lindgren, for appellee.

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


FAHRNBRUCH, Justice.

Velma Batiste appeals her first degree murder conviction resulting from the strangulation death of Patty Wolzen in Hastings, Nebraska. She was sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirm the defendant's conviction and sentence.

In her appeal to this court, Batiste's seven assignments of error may be summarized as follows: The trial court erred in failing to (1) grant her a speedy trial, (2) find there was insufficient evidence to convict...

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