State v. Mathews

Nebraska Supreme Court

State v. Mathews

196 N.W.2d 162, 188 Neb. 251, 1972 Neb. LEXIS 788

Nebraska Supreme Court·Decided March 31, 1972·No. No. 38226·Published

Opinion

Spencer, J.

Defendant, James Henry Mathews, Jr., is appealing from a sentence of not less, than 4 nor more than 7 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex on a conviction for manslaughter.

The only question presented is the excessiveness of the sentence. We have reviewed the record and the presentence report and conclude that a sentence of not less than 4 nor more than 7 years, which is well within the statutory range for manslaughter, is not excessive.

Judgment affirmed.

Affirmed.

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Spencer, J.

Defendant, James Henry Mathews, Jr., is appealing from a sentence of not less, than 4 nor more than 7 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex on a conviction for manslaughter.

The only question presented is the excessiveness of the sentence. We have reviewed the record and the presentence report and conclude that a sentence of not less than 4 nor more than 7 years, which is well within the statutory range for manslaughter, is not excessive.

Judgment affirmed.

Affirmed.

State v. Mathews, 196 N.W.2d 162, 188 Neb. 251, 1972 Neb. LEXIS 788 (Neb. 1972).

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