(DOWNLOAD) "State Nebraska v. Sylvester Frank Pettit" by Supreme Court of Nebraska # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State Nebraska v. Sylvester Frank Pettit
- Author : Supreme Court of Nebraska
- Release Date : January 22, 1989
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 89 KB
Description
A jury found Sylvester "Frank" Pettit guilty of manslaughter in the death of his wife, Pandora Pettit. Neb. Rev. Stat. §
28-305(1) (Reissue 1985) provides: "A person commits manslaughter if he kills another without malice, either upon a sudden
quarrel, or causes the death of another unintentionally while in the commission of an unlawful act." The court sentenced Pettit
to imprisonment for 4 to 12 years. Frank Pettit claims that the district court erred by overruling Pettit's motion for directed verdict at the Conclusion of
evidence and in refusing to instruct on "accident" regarding Pandora Pettit's death. Frank Pettit also contends that the district
court committed reversible error by allowing amendment of the information initially filed, admitting evidence over Pettit's
relevance objections (photographs taken in conjunction with the autopsy on Pandora Pettit, rifle ammunition found at the scene
of the fatality, Pettit's .44-caliber pistol, and testimony concerning Pettit's physical appearance), and imposing an excessive
sentence.