STATE v. NEWMAN

No. 41318.

257 N.W.2d 825 (1977)

199 Neb. 246

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. John NEWMAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

October 5, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Clement Gaughan, Public Defender, Richard L. Goos, Chief Deputy Public Defender, Lincoln, for appellant.

Paul L. Douglas, Atty. Gen., Ralph H. Gillan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellee.

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


CLINTON, Justice.

The defendant was charged, under the provisions of section 28-408.03, R.R.S.1943, with first degree sexual assault and entered a plea of no contest. The trial judge sentenced him to a term of not less than 5 nor more than 9 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex. On this appeal he asserts that the sentence is excessive and asks that the above minimum be substantially reduced. We affirm.

The defendant is 17 years of age. The...

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