State v. Keil

The defendant was charged under the provisions of section 39-6,104.01, R. R. S. 1943, with having, on August 26, 1973, left the scene of a personal injury accident. After a plea of not guilty, defendant was convicted by a jury and sentenced to a term of 3 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex.

On this appeal it is contended that the sentence is excessive and that the defendant should be placed on probation or the sentence reduced.

In support of the defendant’s claim for leniency, his present counsel urges the following considerations: (1) The defendant is a product of a broken…