Thе appellant, Michelle A. Hiross, appeals from a conviction and sеntence imposed upon her for the crime of contributing to the delinquency оf a minor in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-709(1) (Reissue 1979). We affirm.
Hiross was originally charged in the county court of Sarpy County, Nebraska. Through her privately retained counsel, shе entered a plea of not guilty and trial was thereafter held to the court оn April 7, 1981. The trial court found Hiross guilty of the charge, a Class I misdemeanor, and sentenced her to serve 30 days in jail and to pay the costs incurred in the prosecution of the case.
Hiross then filed a timely appeal to the District Court for Sarрy County, Nebraska, whereupon trial was had to the District Court. The District Court affirmed the decision of the county court, including the sentence previously imposed.
Hiross now appeals to this court, raising three assignments of error. First, she maintains that the *320 trial court erred in failing to order a presentence investigation prior to imposing sentence.
Hiross’ second assignment of error is that the trial court erred in failing to grant her a trial to a jury in view of the fact that the possible sentence fоr a violation of a Class I misdemeanor is up to 1 year’s imprisonment.
The third and final аssignment raised by Hiross is that § 28-709 is unconstitutional in that it is void for vagueness.
We may quickly dispose of each of these matters in the order in which they are presented to us.
Follоwing the trial to the county court, the court inquired of counsel whether a presеntence investigation was desired. Although this was a misdemeanor and therefore nоt required, the court nevertheless indicated to Hiross that the court was willing to obtаin a presentence investigation prior to imposing sentence. See, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2261 (Reissue 1979);
State v.
Cardin,
With regard to the second issue, that she was entitled to trial by jury, we are likewise confronted with the same situation as with the first assignment of error. Hiross made no demand for a jury trial, entered a plea of not guilty, and voluntarily submitted her case to a trial by the court. In
State v. Mangelsen,
Turning to her last and final assignment, that the act itself, §28-709(1), is unconstitutional, we again note that the issue of the constitutionality of the statute was raised for the first time in the District Court on appeal. We have many times noted that in order for the constitutionality of a statute to be considered by this cоurt, the issue must have been properly raised in the trial court. In
State v. Irwin,
The judgment of the trial court is therefore in all respects affirmed.
Affirmed.
