Case Name: State of Nebraska, appellee, v. Merlin Scott Abbott, appellant
Court: Nebraska Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Nebraska
Decision Date: 1975-07-03
Citations: 194 Neb. 240
Docket Number: No. 39857
Parties: State of Nebraska, appellee, v. Merlin Scott Abbott, appellant.
Judges: Heard before Spencer, Boslaugh, McCown, Newton, Clinton, and Brodkey, JJ.
Reporter: Nebraska Reports
Volume: 194
Pages: 240–241

Head Matter:
State of Nebraska, appellee, v. Merlin Scott Abbott, appellant.
231 N. W. 2d 359
Filed July 3, 1975.
No. 39857.
James A. Kelly of Kelly & Kelly, for appellant.
Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General, and Gary B. Schneider, for appellee.
Heard before Spencer, Boslaugh, McCown, Newton, Clinton, and Brodkey, JJ.

Opinion:
Clinton, J.
The defendant, Merlin Scott Abbott, pled guilty in the District Court for Hall County, Nebraska, to a charge of burglary committed on August 2, 1974. On October 22, 1974, he was sentenced to a term of 2 to 3 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex. On this appeal he claims the sentence is excessive. We affirm.
At the time of the offense defendant was 17 years of age. Although he had not previously been convicted of a felony, he was, in an earlier juvenile proceeding, found to have been the perpetrator of two burglaries and as a consequence was committed to the Boys' Training School at Kearney. He was subsequently released on parole, and violated his parole, but was not recommitted.
He appears to be of average intelligence. His work record is indicative of a lack of responsibility.
The burglary involved in the present case is the same as in State v. Vanella, ante p. 239, 231 N. W. 2d 358, and the defendant was a participant in the other burglary there mentioned. We have carefully examined the presentence investigation report. As in the case of Vanella, past correctional efforts in this instance have not been productive.
The comments we have made in State v. Vanella, supra, are applicable here.
Affirmed.