State v. Berkman

On February 18, 1987, the defendant-appellant, John Edward Berkman, was charged in the district court for Phelps County with sexual assault of a child in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-320.01 (Reissue 1985). Following a bench trial, the court found defendant guilty as charged and ordered a presentence investigation. The court determined the defendant was not a mentally disordered sex offender and sentenced him to the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex for a term of 16 months to 3 years, with credit for 191 days served pending trial. Defendant appeals, contending that the district…