ADAMS v. STATE BD. OF PAROLE

No. S-15-612.

879 N.W.2d 18 (2016)

293 Neb. 612

Brian J. ADAMS, appellant, v. STATE of Nebraska BOARD OF PAROLE et al., appellees.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed May 20, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan J. Papik and Stephen E. Gehring , of Cline, Williams, Wright, Johnson & Oldfather, L.L.P., Omaha, for appellant.

Douglas J. Peterson , Attorney General, and James D. Smith , Lincoln, for appellee.

Heavican, C.J., Wright, Connolly, Miller-Lerman, Cassel, and Kelch, JJ., and Riedmann, Judge.


INTRODUCTION

As interpreted by this court, a statute1 disqualifies a convicted offender sentenced to life imprisonment from parole eligibility until the life sentence is commuted to a term of years. An inmate challenged the statute's constitutionality, claiming that it violated the constitutional...

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