State v. Parks

William L. Parks was convicted by a jury in the district court for Sarpy County of knowing or intentional child abuse, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-707(1) (Reissue 1995). Parks filed an appeal in the Nebraska Court of Appeals, in which he contended that the district court erred in failing to instruct the jury on a lesser-included offense of negligent child abuse. Parks also asserted that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and that his sentence of 18 to 36 months’ imprisonment was excessive. The Court of Appeals affirmed Parks’ conviction and sentence. See State v.…