State v. Cohen

Defendant pleaded guilty to a felony charge of second offense petit larceny and was sentenced to 1 year imprisonment. The only issue on appeal is whether or not the sentence was excessive.

The statutory penalty for petit larceny second offense is imprisonment for not less than 1 year nor more than 2 years. See § 28-512, R. S. Supp., 1974. The only alternative disposition is probation. Although the stolen property involved in the specific charge here was of comparatively small value, there were prior convictions, both in this state and elsewhere, on petit larceny charges. In this case also, as…