State v. Rivera

Cassel, Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Paul K. Rivera pled no contest to child abuse, a Class IIIA felony, and the district court for Douglas County sentenced Rivera to 3 years’ probation. The State of Nebraska, through a specially appointed deputy county attorney, appeals the sentence imposed on Rivera as excessively lenient. Rivera cross-appeals, alleging that (1) because the record fails to show that the Douglas County Attorney requested the appointment, the district court lacked the authority to appoint a special deputy county attorney; (2) the State failed to follow the proper procedure to appeal…