State v. Duncan

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291 Neb. 1003

State of Nebraska, appellee, v. Larry F. Duncan, appellant. ___ N.W.2d ___ Filed October 23, 2015. No. S-15-083. 1. Statutes: Appeal and Error. The meaning of a statute is a question of law which an appellate court resolves independently of the lower court’s conclusion. 2. Criminal Law: Statutes: Legislature: Sentences. Generally, if the Legislature amends a criminal statute by mitigating the punishment after the commission of a prohibited act but before final judgment, the pun- ishment is that…