State v. Wade

The defendant was originally charged in separate counts with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin. Pursuant to a plea bargain the second count in the information was dismissed. The defendant then entered a plea of guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and was sentenced to imprisonment for 5 to 6 years. Later this sentence was set aside, pursuant to L.B. 261 which amended section 28-4,125, R. S. Supp., 1972, effective September 2, 1973, to provide for a sentence of 1 to 10 years for a first offense. § 28-4,125 (2), R. S. Supp., 1973. The defendant was…