LINCOLN, Neb. (KSNB) - The Nebraska Supreme Court Friday upheld the murder conviction of a Marquette man who killed his wife.

Jeffrey Adams, 50, was sentenced to life in prison last year for first-degree murder in the February 2023 death of his wife Angela.

Court records show Adams’ attorney argued the following in his appeal:

That evidence of previous violent acts by Adams should not have been allowed at trial.

That the judge should have asked the jury to consider self-defense.

That Adams’ trial should have been moved to another county.

That the evidence presented did not justify a first-degree murder conviction.

In June 2024, a Hamilton County jury found Adams guilty after a week-long trial.

He was sentenced to life in prison in October 2024.

In the Friday ruling, the suprem

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