STATE v. SPIDELL

No. 38843.

206 N.W.2d 848 (1973)

190 Neb. 181

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Robert SPIDELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

April 27, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Steinheider, Nebraska City, for appellant.

Clarence A. H. Meyer, Atty. Gen., Harold Mosher, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellee.

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


CLINTON, Justice.

Defendant pled guilty to a charge of forgery and was sentenced to a term of 5 to 10 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex. The sole issue on appeal is the claim that the sentence is excessive. The sentence indeed is a severe one, but we cannot say the trial court abused its discretion.

We have carefully examined the record, including the presentence report. The defendant has spent a major part of his adult life in penal institutions...

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