S-19‑0690 State of Nebraska v. Larry B. Senteney (Appellant)
Scotts Bluff County District Court, Judge Andrea Miller
Attorneys: Austin N. Relph (Office of the Attorney General, for Appellee);
Harry A. Moore (Scotts Bluff Public Defender’s Office, for Appellant)
Criminal: Witness testimony; Excessive sentence
Proceedings Below: Following a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of two counts of third degree sexual assault of a child, one count of attempted incest, and one count of attempted first degree sexual assault. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of 3 to 5 years’ imprisonment on each conviction.
Issues: Appellant assigns that the district court erred 1) in permitting testimony by the State’s case officer at trial regarding signs of deception by Appellant during investigative contact; and 2) in not sentencing him to probation instead of incarceration.