State v. Donohue

The defendant, Timothy Donohue, pleaded guilty to the offense of sexual assault, first degree, and was sentenced to imprisonment in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex for 8 to 25 years, and given credit for 121 days evaluation and jail time. The sole issue on appeal is whether or not the sentence is excessive.

On November 18, 1976, a 12-year-old girl was walking home from school and cut through a field on the outskirts of Grand Island, Nebraska. The defendant called to her to come over to some bushes where he was standing. She refused and when he approached, she ran. The defendant…