S-25-0225 State of Nebraska (Appellee) v. Jerry L. Johnson (Appellant)
Appeal from the District Court for Douglas County, Judge Peter C. Bataillon
Attorneys: Christine A. Mori (Douglas County Public Defender’s Office for Appellant) and Teryn Blessin and Danielle Jewell, Senior Certified Law Student (Attorney General’s Office for Appellee)
Criminal: Life imprisonment for second-degree murder
Proceedings Below: Appellant pled guilty to second-degree murder, and the district court sentenced him to ninety (90) years to life in prison. Life imprisonment cases are direct appeals to the Nebraska Supreme Court.
Issues: Appellant assigns the following error: 1) The district court abused its discretion by neglecting to adequately consider the pertinent sentencing factors necessary to impose a just and lawful sentence upon Appellant.