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Court hears four death penalty appeals in Nebraska
The Nebraska Supreme Court heard four death penalty appeals on murder cases from Omaha and Lincoln including Erwin Simants for a 1975 Sutherland family killings case. Prosecution urged death sentences citing heinous acts while defense argued against capital punishment and questioned mental responsibility and procedural safeguards.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Henry Kellie
Sutherland
Erwin Charles Simants
Paul Snyder
Nebraska Supreme Court
Charles Starkweather
Snyder
Nebraska
Simants
High Court
Rodney
Lanar Stewart
Omaha
Thomas Ehlers
John Edward Rust
Michael Kellogg
Richard Dean Holton
Lawrence Loder
Wesley Peery
Lincoln
Simanis
State Supreme Court
Morrison
Starkweather
Stewart
Eblers
Stan Krieger
High
Ehlers
Daniel B. Evans
Evans
Holton
Keriever
Loder
Robeberg