State v. Papillon

Jan F. Papillon appeals from a judgment initially entered by the former municipal court of the city of Omaha finding Papillon guilty of the crime of writing a bad check in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-611(3) (Reissue 1985). This is a Class II misdemeanor, punishable by up to 6 months’ imprisonment, a $1,000 fine, or both. Following the trial, at which he was found guilty, Papillon was sentenced to pay a fine of $150 and costs. He thereafter appealed his conviction to the district court for Douglas County, Nebraska, where the conviction was affirmed. It is from this judgment that he now…