State v. Shepherd

This is an appeal from a sentence of 20 months to 5 years’ imprisonment for second degree forgery, a Class IV felony punishable by imprisonment for up to 5 years. The defendant contends that the judgment should be reversed because his plea of guilty was based upon a plea agreement which was breached by the prosecutor and that the sentence imposed was excessive.

The defendant appeared with counsel on July 17,1989, at the arraignment and was fully advised of the nature of the charge against him; the effect of a plea of guilty and the possible penalty; the nature and extent of his constitutional…