Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 29-2521.03

Current with changes through the 2024 First Special Legislative Session

Section 29-2521.03 - Criminal homicide cases; appeal; sentence; Supreme Court review

The Supreme Court shall, upon appeal, determine the propriety of the sentence in each case involving a criminal homicide by comparing such case with previous cases involving the same or similar circumstances. No sentence imposed shall be greater than those imposed in other cases with the same or similar circumstances. The Supreme Court may reduce any sentence which it finds not to be consistent with sections 29-2521.01 to 29-2521.04, 29-2522, and 29-2524.

Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 29-2521.03

Laws 1978, LB 711, § 3; Laws 2015, LB268, § 35; Referendum 2016, No. 426. The repeal of section 29-2521.03 by Laws 2015, LB 268, section 35, is not effective because of the vote on the referendum at the November 2016 general election.

Laws 2015, LB 268,§ 35.