LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss a Bellevue man’s motion for post-conviction relief without first holding an evidentiary hearing.

Jonathan Armendariz is serving 80 to 100 years in prison for second-degree murder and a weapons conviction in the 2011 shooting death of 18-year-old Kyle Williams. Armendariz was 17 at the time of the killing and had said he shot his friend during an argument over money.

Armendariz appealed after a Sarpy County District Court dismissed his motion for post-conviction relief, which is typically filed once all other appeals are exhausted.

On Friday, the state’s high court rejected Armendariz’s claims that his attorney didn’t effectively defend him