STATE v. RIVERA

No. 40929.

249 N.W.2d 914 (1977)

197 Neb. 629

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Joe M. RIVERA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

February 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Paul L. Douglas, Atty. Gen., Mel Kammerlohr, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellee.

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


SPENCER, Justice.

Defendant, Joe Mario Rivera, appeals from the overruling of his motion for post conviction relief after an evidentiary hearing. The issue presented was whether the indeterminate sentence imposed on defendant was erroneous. We affirm.

On December 10, 1970, defendant was sentenced to a term of 15 to 25 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex. He had been convicted of second-degree murder after a jury trial. Defendant waived his...

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