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A man sentenced to life in prison for the 2012 shooting death of a Sidney woman is appealing his conviction to the Nebraska Supreme Court.
Larry Martinez, 57, was was convicted following a jury trial and sentenced to life imprisonment consecutive to 10-50 years. The sentence came last September on convictions of 1st Degree Murder and Use of a Firearm to Commit a Felony.
In July, 2012 Martinez shot Mandy Kershman over a text message that she sent him. Martinez was found guilty by a Cheyenne County jury.
A motion to suppress has been filed and the appeal will go before the high court in October....
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