State v. Winchester

This case is an appeal from the district court for Douglas County. The defendant, Joel D. Winchester, was convicted by the trial court, sitting without a jury, of first degree sexual assault, use of a knife in the commission of a felony, and first degree false imprisonment. After a hearing, the court determined that defendant was not a mentally disordered sex offender. Defendant was sentenced to 8 to 15 years’ imprisonment for the sexual assault; 2 to 5 years for the use of a knife to commit a felony, to be served consecutively to the sentence for sexual assault; and 5 years for the false…