STATE v. ABBOTT

No. 39857.

231 N.W.2d 359 (1975)

194 Neb. 240

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Merlin Scott ABBOTT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

July 3, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Kelly of Kelly & Kelly, Grand Island, for appellant.

Paul L. Douglas, Atty. Gen., Gary B. Schneider, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellee.

Heard before SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, McCOWN, NEWTON, CLINTON and BRODKEY, JJ.


CLINTON, Justice.

The defendant, Merlin Scott Abbott, pled guilty in the District Court for Hall County, Nebraska, to a charge of burglary committed on August 2, 1974. On October 22, 1974, he was sentenced to a term of 2 to 3 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex. On this appeal he claims the sentence is excessive. We affirm.

At the time of the offense defendant was 17 years of age. Although he had not previously been convicted of a felony,...

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