In cases when the punishment is capital, no notice of appeal shall be required and within the time prescribed by section 25-1912 for the commencement of proceedings for the reversing, vacating, or modifying of judgments, the clerk of the district court in which the conviction was had shall notify the court reporter who shall prepare a bill of exceptions as in other cases and the clerk shall prepare and file with the Clerk of the Supreme Court a transcript of the record of the proceedings, for which no charge shall be made. The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall, upon receipt of the transcript, docket the appeal. No payment of a docket fee shall be required. The Supreme Court shall expedite the rendering of its opinion on the appeal, giving the matter priority over civil and noncapital criminal matters.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2525
Capital punishment cases; appeal; procedure; expedited opinion
Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case Whitmore v. Arkansas (1990)
Most recently applied in State v. Garcia (September 2023)
Laws 1973, LB 268, § 10; Laws 1982, LB 722, § 11; Laws 1995, LB 371, § 16; Laws 2000, LB 921, § 32; Laws 2015, LB268, § 35; Referendum 2016, No. 426
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