State v. VanAckeren

INTRODUCTION

Jason E. VanAckeren was convicted in the Madison County Court of contributing to the delinquency of a child under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-709 (Reissue 1995). He was sentenced to imprisonment for 1 year and ordered to pay costs of $387.98. VanAckeren appealed to the Madison County District Court, which affirmed the conviction and sentence. VanAckeren appealed the district court’s order and filed a petition to bypass, alleging that § 28-709 was unconstitutional as applied to him. We granted the petition and moved the case to our docket pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-1106 (Reissue…