STATE v. THIESZEN

No. S-17-539.

912 N.W.2d 696 (2018)

300 Neb. 112

STATE of Nebraska, appellee, v. Sydney L. THIESZEN, appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed June 1, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffery A. Pickens , of Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy, Lincoln, for appellant.

Douglas J. Peterson , Attorney General, and Melissa R. Vincent , Lincoln, for appellee.

Heavican, C.J., Miller-Lerman, Cassel, Stacy, Funke, and Papik, JJ., and Vaughan, District Judge.


I. INTRODUCTION

A court sentenced Sydney L. Thieszen to life imprisonment for a murder he committed at age 14. Pursuant to Miller v. Alabama,1 Thieszen obtained postconviction relief. The court resentenced Thieszen to 70 years' to life imprisonment. Because we find no abuse of discretion by...

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