State v. Haynie

Defendant, Tony L. Haynie, appeals from the bench trial convictions of six counts of robbery and one count of attempted robbery and his sentences to consecutive terms of imprisonment totaling not less than 68 nor more than 185 years. He assigns as error the admission of his confession into evidence and the excessiveness of the sentences.

Thirteen robberies had occurred in Omaha in which the suspect had been identified as a tall and slender black male around 20 years of age with short hair. The suspect was reported to have a red eye and used a cloth covering over his arm to conceal an alleged…