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STATE v. HESSLER

No. S-19-652.

940 N.W.2d 836 (2020)

305 Neb. 451

STATE of Nebraska, appellee, v. Jeffrey HESSLER, appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed April 3, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry M. Hug , Omaha, for appellant.

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

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

In October 2016, Jeffrey Hessler filed this motion for postconviction relief. The motion relies on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Hurst v. Florida1 and alleges Hessler's death sentence is invalid because Nebraska's capital sentencing statutes violate Hessler's rights under the 6th, 8th, and 14th...

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