State v. Fatica

Robert Fatica was convicted of “Conspiracy to Commit Arson in the First Degree,” Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 28-202(1), 28-502(1) (Reissue 1979), and was sentenced to a term of 2 to 6 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex. We affirm the judgment of the District Court.

The information charging Fatica was filed August 11, 1981, and alleged that Fatica with two others conspired to commit arson in the first degree, i.e., “to intentionally damage the building of the Nebraska Penitentiary trustee dormitory library . . . .” On August 13, 1981, Fatica was arraigned and trial was set for…