STATE v. SWIFT

No. 39130.

213 N.W.2d 736 (1973)

191 Neb. 38

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. James A. SWIFT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

December 21, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Clement Gaughan, Public Defender, and Richard L. Goos, Chief Deputy Public Defender, Lincoln, 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, Mc-COWN, NEWTON and CLINTON, JJ.


CLINTON, Justice.

The defendant was charged with the felony offense of robbery. He pled guilty and was sentenced to 8 to 12 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex. He appeals. The issue here is whether the sentence is excessive.

A brief résumé of the circumstances of the offense is pertinent. The defendant and a companion forced their way into a residence in the city of Lincoln. The companion was armed and the statements of witnesses...

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