State v. Williams

The defendant was charged with robbery under the provisions of section 28-414, R. R. S. 1943, found guilty by a jury, and sentenced to serve a term of not less than 3 years nor more than 10 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex. He appeals. The sole assignment of error is that the sentence is excessive. The claim is. founded upon the premise that the crime of which the defendant was found guilty was a first offense and that he is only 19 years of age.

The record discloses the defendant and a companion accomplished the robbery of a grocery store and its proprietor by an assault…