State v. Keyser
Nebraska Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtNewton, J.
The defendant plead guilty to a charge of forgery and was sentenced to serve 3 years in the Nebraska Penal' and Correctional Complex. He charges that the sentence is excessive and that the court erred in failing to reduce the ¡sentence on motion made therefor in conjunction with a motion for new trial. We affirm.
“Where the punishment of an offense created by statute is left to the discretion of the court, to- be exercised within certain prescribed limits, a sentence imposed within such limits will not be disturbed unless there appears to be an abuse of such discretion.” State v. Van Ackeren,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Weston v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
- Housand v. SiglerNebraska Supreme Court · 1971
- State v. CarpenterNebraska Supreme Court · 1971
- State Ex Rel. Bennett v. RiggSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
- State v. Van AckerenNebraska Supreme Court · 1973
3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. BrewerNebraska Supreme Court · 1973
- State v. SmithNebraska Supreme Court · 1973