STATE v. DERRY

No. S-94-1178.

534 N.W.2d 302 (1995)

248 Neb. 260

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Floyd L. DERRY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

June 23, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David T. Schroeder, of Kelly & Schroeder, Grand Island, and R. Bradley Dawson, of Clough, Dawson & Piccolo, North Platte, for appellant.

Don Stenberg, Atty. Gen., and Mark D. Starr, Lincoln, for appellee.

WHITE, C.J., CAPORALE, FAHRNBRUCH, LANPHIER, WRIGHT, and CONNOLLY, JJ., and HICKMAN, District Judge, Retired.


CONNOLLY, Justice.

Floyd Derry was convicted of murder in the second degree by a jury in the district court for Deuel County for the November 4, 1993, killing of his wife, Veronica Derry (the victim). Derry appeals his conviction, alleging that certain jury instructions given by the trial court were erroneous, that there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction, and that his sentence was excessive. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

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