STATE v. KING

No. 40659.

246 N.W.2d 477 (1976)

196 Neb. 821

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. William Owen KING, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

November 3, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Hall, McDermott & Hall, Grand Island, for appellant.

Paul L. Douglas, Atty. Gen., Patrick T. O'Brien, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellee.

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


CLINTON, Justice.

The defendant was found guilty by a jury on a charge of burglary. He was also found guilty by the court on a second count as being an habitual criminal and was sentenced to a term of not less than 20 nor more than 30 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex. He appeals and contends the sentence is excessive. We reduce the sentence to not less than 10 (the mandatory minimum required by section 29-2221, R.R.S.1943), nor more than 30 years...

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