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State v. Birdwell

Supreme Court of Nebraska
Jun 19, 1970
178 N.W.2d 270 (Neb. 1970)

Opinion

No. 37544.

Filed June 19, 1970.

Criminal Law: Attorneys at Law. An accused may waive his right to be represented by an attorney if he does so intelligently and understandingly.

Appeal from the district court for Dawes County: ROBERT R. MORAN, Judge. Affirmed.

Albert W. Crites, for appellant.

Clarence A. H. Meyer, Attorney General, and Melvin K. Kammerlohr, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C.J., SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, SMITH, McCOWN, and NEWTON, JJ., and CHADDERDON, District Judge.


This is a companion case to State v. Green, ante p. 673, 178 N.W.2d 271, and is the same in all essential details, and the opinion in that case controls this case.

We affirm the judgment of the district court.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

State v. Birdwell

Supreme Court of Nebraska
Jun 19, 1970
178 N.W.2d 270 (Neb. 1970)
Case details for

State v. Birdwell

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF NEBRASKA, APPELLEE, v. JAMES LEE BIRDWELL, APPELLANT

Court:Supreme Court of Nebraska

Date published: Jun 19, 1970

Citations

178 N.W.2d 270 (Neb. 1970)
178 N.W.2d 270

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