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STATE v. FRANCE

No. S-09-101.

776 N.W.2d 510 (2009)

279 Neb. 49

STATE of Nebraska, appellee, v. Stephen E. FRANCE, appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

December 24, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Corey A. Burns for appellant.

Jon Bruning, Attorney General, and George R. Love, Columbus, for appellee.

HEAVICAN, C.J., WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.

MILLER-LERMAN, J.

NATURE OF CASE

Stephen E. France appeals his convictions and sentences for first degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony. France asserts that the jury erred in rejecting his insanity defense and in failing to find that he acted in self-defense. He also asserts that the district court for Dawson County erred by instructing the jury that to find France acted in self-defense, the jury must find that he "reasonably" believed deadly...

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