Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Login |  Register 
MSC News National Headlines Sports Top Headlines CBS US News CBS Technology
U-S Supreme Court declines to hear John Lotter appeal
03/24/2023

(KLZA)-- The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take John Lotter's death penalty appeal, which potentially puts the former Falls City man a step closer to being executed for a triple murder south of Humboldt in 1999.

Lotter's attorney, Shawn Nolan with the Federal Community Defender Office in Philadelphia argued that Lotter's case would be an excellent vehicle for the court to resolve whether recent decisions in capital cases addressing intellectual disabilities should be applied retroactively.

Lotter was sentenced to death in Richardson Count District Court for killing 21-year-old Brandon Teena, a transgender male, 24-year-old Lisa Lambert and 22-year-old Phillip Devine at a farmhouse south of Humboldt.

The 51-year-old Lotter killed Brandon Teena in an effort to silence him after he was raped.

Co-defendant Thomas Marvin Niessen is serving life sentences for his role in the killings.

In July, 2022, the Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the District Court ruling and Lotter appealed. Lotter's attorney wanted to provide evidence of Lotters intellectual disability and ineligibility to be executed, despite being diagnosed with an intellectual disability under current medical guidelines.

In 2017 an expert evaluated Lotter, determining that his IQ was 67, a score consistent with mild intellectual disability. Lotter did not previously claim to be intellectually disabled in any of his four prior postconviction motions.

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers says the state of Nebraska will continue to defend any future challenges.

© Many Signals Communications
You will need to be logged in to leave a comment.
Please Login

characters left

The posting of advertisements, profanity, or personal attacks is prohibited.
Click here to review our Terms of Use.



MOST VIEWED STORIES
Fentanyl, weapons, found in Atchison search
Fire causes heavy damage to Hiawatha home
Sabetha man arrested on multiple charges
Inmate found dead in Jackson Co Jail identified
Flee attempts sends Atchison man to prison
USD 415 Board hires new HS asst. principal/AD
Stolen MO truck located after Atchison wreck
Hiawatha has new city logo
Richardson Co Sheriffs Dept arrests two on drug charges
Amazonia man killed in NW MO crash
KBI: Natural causes likely behind inmate death
Meriden woman injured in Jeff Co wreck
Minor injuries follow weekend motorcycle wreck
Atchison pool opening delayed for holiday weekend
Axe-damaged vehicles, stalking, send LV man to prison
Nebraska City woman sentenced to federal prison
Latest Brown Co school board filings
Meth, warrants, land Atchison man in jail
South Brown Co USD 430 names new superintendent
Criminal threat, domestic battery, hold Valley Falls man

Click Here For All Stories


LATEST STORIES
South Brown Co USD 430 names new superintendent
Stolen lawnmower, ladder, spark Atchison investigation
Meth, warrants, land Atchison man in jail
Criminal threat, domestic battery, hold Valley Falls man
Atchison, Meriden, to benefit from USDA rehab funds
Sheriff offers hot weather safety advice
OPPD discusses additional power generator
Axe-damaged vehicles, stalking, send LV man to prison
Notice of valuation change to be sent
DHHS seeks members for professional healthcare boards
Click Here For All Stories

©2023 MSC News
Hiawatha, Ks 66434
EEO Public Report
KNZA - KLZA - KMZA - KTNC - KAIR
Powered by Radio Media Group
172.71.222.155