Wolff v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was charged with assault and battery in the district court for Gage County, Nebraska. Upon arraignment the defendant, who was represented by counsel, pleaded guilty. A presentence hearing was held and evidence was taken. This is the only evidence which appears in the bill of exceptions. At the conclusion of the hearing the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for 130 days and ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution.

Thereafter a motion for new trial alleging error in the “trial” of the defendant was…