Legal Opinion

State v. Basler

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided July 24, 1975No. 39839Published

1Opinion of the CourtWhite, C. J.

In this case the defendant assigns as error the ex-cessiveness of a sentence of 6 months in the county jail for the crime of burglary. The statutory penalty is a *403sentence of 1 to 10 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex, or a fine up to $500, or up to 6 months in the county jail. We affirm the judgment and sentence of the District Court.

In order to sustain his position that the sentence in this case was excessive and that probation should have been granted to the defendant, the defendant cites two cases in his brief which are inapposite. We deem it unnecessary to discuss and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. HeckathornNebraska Supreme Court · 1973

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