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STATE v. BARNETT

No. 42631.

284 N.W.2d 573 (1979)

204 Neb. 655

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. David E. BARNETT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

October 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis R. Keefe, Lancaster County Public Defender, Thomas L. Hagel, Lincoln, for appellant.

Paul L. Douglas, Atty. Gen., and Ruth Anne E. Galter, Lincoln, for appellee.

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

BOSLAUGH, Justice.

The defendant appeals from a sentence to life imprisonment for second degree murder in the death of his wife. The sole issue is whether the sentence was excessive.

The defendant was originally charged with first degree murder. Pursuant to a plea bargain, an amended information was filed and the defendant entered a plea of guilty to second degree murder. After a hearing pursuant to section 29-2027...

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