Case Name: State of Nebraska, appellee, v. John Allan Larsen, appellant
Court: Nebraska Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Nebraska
Decision Date: 1975-10-09
Citations: 194 Neb. 492
Docket Number: No. 39922
Parties: State of Nebraska, appellee, v. John Allan Larsen, appellant.
Judges: Heard before White, C. J., Spencer, Boslaugh, Mc-Cown, Newton, and Clinton, JJ., and Kuns, Retired District Judge.
Reporter: Nebraska Reports
Volume: 194
Pages: 492–493

Head Matter:
State of Nebraska, appellee, v. John Allan Larsen, appellant.
233 N. W. 2d 776
Filed October 9, 1975.
No. 39922.
Jack R. Knicely, for appellant.
Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General, and Harold Mosher, for appellee.
Heard before White, C. J., Spencer, Boslaugh, Mc-Cown, Newton, and Clinton, JJ., and Kuns, Retired District Judge.

Opinion:
Boslaugh, J.
The defendant appeals from sentences for automobile theft and escape. The sole issue is whether the sentences imposed were excessive.
The defendant is approximately 24 years of age. He was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for grand larceny on December 13, 1973. While serving that sentence he was taken to Cheyenne County to work at the Western Nebraska Technical College. On August 15, 1974, he escaped with another prisoner and stole an automobile. The defendant was apprehended near Hemingford, and the automobile recovered near Scottsbluff.
Upon a plea of nolo contendere, the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for 1 to 3 years for auto theft and 1 to 3 years for escape. The sentence for auto theft is concurrent with the previous sentence, but the sentence for escape is consecutive to both sentences.
The defendant argues that he should have been placed on probation so that he could have continued his rehabilitation training and education at the Western Nebraska Technical College. Unfortunately, the defendant has demonstrated that he is not ready to accept the trust and responsibility that is required from a prisoner placed on probation.
The record shows no abuse of discretion and the sentences imposed were not excessive.
Affirmed.