State v. McKichan

The defendant has appealed a sentence of imprisonment of 18 months following his conviction on a plea of guilty to the offense of criminal nonsupport in violation of an order of the court. As provided for by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-706 (Reissue 1979), this is a Class IV felony.

The defendant assigns as errors, first, that the sentence is excessive, and, second, that the court erred in applying the cash bail bond posted by the defendant to the costs of this appeal.

A sentence imposed within the statutory limits will not be disturbed on appeal absent an abuse of discretion by the sentencing court.…