Source: http://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=28-105
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| 28-105.01
Felonies; classification of penalties;
sentences; where served; eligibility for probation.(1) For
purposes of the Nebraska Criminal Code and any statute passed by the Legislature
after the date of passage of the code, felonies are divided into nine classes
which are distinguished from one another by the following penalties which
are authorized upon conviction:
Class III felony Maximum — twenty years imprisonment, or twenty-five thousand dollars fine, or both
Class IIIA felony Maximum — five years imprisonment, or ten thousand dollars fine, or both
Class IV felony Maximum — five years imprisonment, or ten thousand dollars fine, or both
(2) All sentences of imprisonment for Class IA, IB, IC, ID, II, and
III felonies and sentences of one year or more for Class IIIA and IV felonies
shall be served in institutions under the jurisdiction of the Department of
Correctional Services. Sentences of less than one year shall be served in
the county jail except as provided in this subsection. If the department certifies
that it has programs and facilities available for persons sentenced to terms
of less than one year, the court may order that any sentence of six months
or more be served in any institution under the jurisdiction of the department.
Any such certification shall be given by the department to the State Court
Administrator, who shall forward copies thereof to each judge having jurisdiction
to sentence in felony cases.
(4) A person convicted of a felony for which a mandatory minimum sentence
is prescribed shall not be eligible for probation.
Laws 1977, LB 38, § 5; Laws 1989, LB 592, § 1; Laws 1995, LB 371, § 2; Laws 1997, LB 364, § 1; Laws 1998, LB 900, § 1; Laws 1998, LB 1266, § 1; Laws 2002, Third Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 1; Laws 2011, LB12, § 1.
1. Sentencing2. Miscellaneous1. SentencingA sentence of imprisonment for a term of 60 years to life for second degree murder is not excessive in the absence of an abuse of judicial discretion. State v. Weaver, 267 Neb. 826, 677 N.W.2d 502 (2004).
2. MiscellaneousThe Legislature lacked constitutional authority to amend the language of the statutory penalty for a Class IA felony by inserting the phrase "without parole" after "life imprisonment" during the 2002 special session. State v. Conover, 270 Neb. 446, 703 N.W.2d 898 (2005).