STATE v. THOMPSON

No. 38100.

193 N.W.2d 561 (1972)

187 Neb. 682

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. James THOMPSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

January 14, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph D. Martin, Grand Island, for appellant.

Clarence A. H. Meyer, Atty. Gen., Calvin E. Robinson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellee.

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


WHITE, Chief Justice.

The sole question presented by this appeal is the excessiveness of the district court's indeterminate sentence of not less than 5 years or more than 10 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex for the crime of forgery. We affirm the judgment and sentence of the district court.

The record in this case shows that the appellant had a prior conviction for burglary. He admitted in open court that he had both escaped from jail and...

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