State v. Branch

764 N.W.2d 867 (2009)

277 Neb. 738

STATE of Nebraska, appellee,

v.

James L. BRANCH, appellant.

No. S-08-781.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

May 8, 2009.

Mary C. Gryva, of Frank & Gryva, P.C., L.L.O., Omaha, for appellant.

Jon Bruning, Attorney General, and George R. Love for appellee.

HEAVICAN, C.J., WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, and McCORMACK, JJ., and CARLSON, Judge.

WRIGHT, J.

NATURE OF CASE

James L. Branch was convicted by a jury of kidnapping and robbery. He was sentenced to a term of 40 to 50 years in prison for the robbery conviction and to a term of life to life in prison for the kidnapping…