The Supreme Court shall within a reasonable time after July 22, 1978, review and analyze all cases involving criminal homicide committed on or after April 20, 1973. Such review and analysis shall examine (1) the facts including mitigating and aggravating circumstances, (2) the charges filed, (3) the crime for which defendant was convicted, and (4) the sentence imposed. Such review shall be updated as new criminal homicide cases occur.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2521.02
Criminal homicide cases; review and analysis by Supreme Court; manner
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case State v. Bjorklund (2000)
Most recently applied in 226 W. Va. 375 - STATE EX REL. FRANKLIN v. McBride (October 2009)
Laws 1978, LB 711, § 2; Laws 2000, LB 1008, § 2; Laws 2011, LB390, § 5; Laws 2015, LB268, § 35; Referendum 2016, No. 426
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