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STATE v. WATSON

No. S-11-912.

827 N.W.2d 507 (2013)

285 Neb. 497

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Jerry WATSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

March 15, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Riley , Douglas County Public Defender, for appellant.

Jon Bruning , Attorney General, and James D. Smith , Lincoln, for appellee.

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

WRIGHT, J.

NATURE OF CASE

In November 2010, Jerry Watson was charged with the 1978 murder of Carroll Bonnet. The prosecution was the result of an investigation by the Omaha Police Department's "cold case" homicide unit. A jury found Watson guilty of first degree murder and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the first degree murder conviction and 10 to 20 years' imprisonment for the conviction of use of a...

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