(1) A person commits the offense of assault in the first degree if he or she intentionally or knowingly causes serious bodily injury to another person. (2) Assault in the first degree shall be a Class II felony.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-308
Assault in the first degree; penalty
Applied in 83 court decisions — leading case State v. Williams (1993)
Most recently applied in 33 Neb. Ct. App. 403 - State v. Demers (February 2025)
Laws 1977, LB 38, § 23; Laws 2009, LB63, § 4.
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