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STATE v. THIESZEN

No. S-16-004.

887 N.W.2d 871 (2016)

295 Neb. 293

STATE of Nebraska, appellant, v. Sydney l. THIESZEN, appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed December 9, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas J. Peterson , Attorney General, Erin E. Tangeman , and Corey M. O'Brien , Lincoln, for appellant.

Jeffery A. Pickens , of Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy, Lincoln, for appellee.

Heavican, C.J., Wright, Miller-Lerman, Cassel, Stacy, Kelch, and Funke, JJ.

NATURE OF CASE

Sydney L. Thieszen was 14 years old when he murdered his 12-year-old sister in 1987. Thieszen was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. In June 2013, Thieszen filed a motion for postconviction relief, alleging that his sentence was cruel and unusual punishment in light of the U.S...

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