STATE v. ELLIS

No. S-09-148.

799 N.W.2d 267 (2011)

281 Neb. 571

STATE of Nebraska, appellee, v. Roy L. ELLIS, appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

May 27, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Patrick Dunn , Columbus, Jerry M. Hug , and Alan G. Stoler, P.C., L.L.O., Omaha, for appellant.

Jon Bruning , Attorney General, and J. Kirk Brown , Lincoln, for appellee.

WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ., and SIEVERS, Judge.


GERRARD, J.

Roy L. Ellis was convicted of first degree murder in connection with the killing of 12-year-old Amber Harris and sentenced to death. This is Ellis' automatic direct appeal from his conviction and sentence.1 Although many issues are presented on appeal, the primary issue we must decide is whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence of prior bad acts committed by Ellis and whether Ellis was prejudiced by that evidence...

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