LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld the second-degree murder conviction and lengthy sentence of a Norfolk man for the fatal 2010 stabbing of another man.

The high court’s opinion Friday was the second appeal by De’Aris Trice. Trice was first convicted and sentenced in 2013 for the stabbing death of 27-year-old Timothy Warren at a Norfolk house party. But the state Supreme Court ordered a new trial, citing problems with jury instructions.

Trice was again found guilty in 2014 and sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.

In his latest appeal, Trice argued the trial court was wrong to allow transcripts of statements from some witnesses into evidence. He also said his sentence is excessive.

The high court said it found no evidence that the trial court acted wrongly.