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192 Neb. 640

State v. Leek

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided November 27, 1974

Nebraska Supreme Court · decided 1974-11-27

Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently April 2025

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Decided 1974-11-27

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Newton, J.

¶1The defendant Michael Leek pled guilty to a charge of assault with intent to inflict a great bodily injury and was sentenced to serve 4 to 6 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex. He asserts the sentence was excessive.

¶2Defendant was 22 years of age. He had previously *641been committed, to Rancho San Antonio Boy’s School and had several escapes. He has in the past been arrested for drinking, possession of marijuana, narcotic addiction, aggravated assault, robbery, and attempted murder. He was sentenced to 1 year on the robbery charge and was placed on probation in September 1972, for 5 years. In March 1973, he was sentenced to 1 .year for attempted burglary.

¶3The sentence was well within that provided by statute; the charge had been reduced under a plea bargain from assault with intent to kill. In view of this young man’s previous record, we do not find any abuse of discretion on the part of the District Court.

¶4The judgment of the District Court is affirmed.

¶5Affirmed.

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