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State v. SteinhausenState v. Steinhausen

Nebraska Supreme Court
Oct 21, 1966
36300
Reporters:
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Before:
Smith
Smith, J.

Defendant, having been convicted of assault with intent to ‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‍commit rape, was sentenced to 2 years in the penal complex. He has appealed, contending that the district ‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‍court erred in denying probation.

The evidence establishes that the contention of defendant is without merit. The action of the ‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‍district court in imposing sentence and denying probation will not be disturbed on appeal unless the record shows an *779 abuse ‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‍of discretion. See, § 29-2218, R. R. S. 1943; State v. Hylton, 175 Neb. 828, 124 N. W. 2d 230. There ‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‍was no abuse in the present case.

The judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Steinhausen
Court Name: Nebraska Supreme Court
Date Published: Oct 21, 1966
Citations: 145 N.W.2d 584; 180 Neb. 778; 1966 Neb. LEXIS 603; 36300
Docket Number: 36300
Court Abbreviation: Neb.
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