Nebraska Supreme Court upholds Kolton Barnes' life sentence for first-degree murder of fiancée Kayla Matulka.

The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld Kolton Barnes' conviction for the first-degree murder of his fiancée, Kayla Matulka, who was found dead in July 2020 with multiple stab wounds and signs of strangulation. Barnes, who claimed self-defense, was convicted by a jury in May 2022. The court dismissed his appeal regarding evidentiary issues and prosecutorial misconduct, affirming his life sentence plus additional years for related charges.