State v. Casterline

Defendant pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to “not less than life and not more than life imprisonment.” Defendant appealed, arguing that the district court erred in sentencing her to a term of life-to-life imprisonment. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Defendant’s life-to-life sentence is permissible because a term of life imprisonment is a term of years within the meaning of Neb. Rev. Stat. 29-2204; and (2) Defendant’s sentence does not violate Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-105, 28-304(2), and 29-2204. View "State v. Casterline" on Justia Law