STATE v. COTTONE

No. 38233.

195 N.W.2d 196 (1972)

188 Neb. 102

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Joseph COTTONE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

March 3, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene T. Atkinson, Atkinson & Kelly, Papillion, for appellant.

Clarence A. H. Meyer, Atty. Gen., Warren D. Lichty, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Randall E. Sims, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., and SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, SMITH, McCOWN, NEWTON, and CLINTON, JJ.


WHITE, Chief Justice.

This is a criminal case, where the defendant pled guilty to the amended information which charged him with arson in the fourth degree. The court sentenced the defendant to a term of 18 months to the Division of Corrections of the Department of Public Institutions of the State of Nebraska. The defendant appeals contending that the sentence was excessive. We affirm the judgment and sentence of the district court.

As the defendant himself...

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