United States Eighth Circuit

Nebraska Supreme Court did not retroactively deny time served credits to prisoner sentenced to life in prison because legislative purpose of the statute was not meant to apply to prisoners serving life sentences.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/17/2001
• Published 04/17/2001

Judges

• MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, BOWMAN, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael D. Gooch, argued, Springfield, NE, fr appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• J. Kirk Brown, Asst. Atty. General, argued, Lincoln, NE, for appellee.