United States Eighth Circuit

Nebraska's exceptional depravity aggravator in death penalty cases is not unconstitutionally vague and open-ended, as the Nebraska courts' narrowing construction of the phrase is a reasonable application of Supreme Court precedent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/10/2003
• Published 02/10/2003

Judges

• Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, HEANEY, McMILLIAN, BOWMAN, WOLLMAN, BEAM, LOKEN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, MURPHY, BYE, RILEY, MELLOY, SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alan E. Peterson, argued, Lincoln, NE (Daniel E. Klaus, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• J. Kirk Brown, argued, Asst. Attorney Gen., Lincoln, NE, for appellee.