State v. Von Busch

As the result of a plea bargain whereunder the plaintiff-appellee State dismissed other charges, defendant-appellant Paul J. Von Busch pled guilty to theft by unlawful taking of movable property having a value of more than $300 but less than $1,000, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-511 (Cum. Supp. 1988). He was thereafter adjudged guilty and sentenced to imprisonment for a period of not less than 20 months nor more than 5 years. Von Busch assigns as error the district court’s (1) finding that his plea was voluntarily and intelligently entered, (2) imposition of an excessive sentence, and…