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title: 'Arbitrariness in Nebraska'
description: 'By the numbers in Nebraska: 205 Nebraska murder cases have been eligible for the death penalty since 1973. 31 of those resulted in death sentences. 3…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/arbitrariness-in-nebraska'
section: news
date: '2009-05-05T14:02:52-04:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:54:20-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
---

By the numbers in Nebraska:

205 Nebraska murder cases have been eligible for the death penalty since 1973.

31 of those resulted in death sentences.

3 resulted in executions.

4 death-row occupants died in prison.

10 men now sit on death row. Death sentence was overturned in the rest.

\[source: 2007 study by Jerry Soucie of the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy\]

("Death penalty pits costs vs. closure," May 3, 2009, Omaha World-Herald)