Section 29-2260 - Certain juveniles; disposition; certain offenders; sentence of probation, when(1) Whenever a person is adjudicated to be as described in subdivision (1), (2), (3)(b), or (4) of section 43-247, his or her disposition shall be governed by the Nebraska Juvenile Code.(2) Whenever a court considers sentence for an offender convicted of either a misdemeanor or a felony for which mandatory or mandatory minimum imprisonment is not specifically required, the court may withhold sentence of imprisonment unless, having regard to the nature and circumstances of the crime and the history, character, and condition of the offender, the court finds that imprisonment of the offender is necessary for protection of the public because: (a) The risk is substantial that during the period of probation the offender will engage in additional criminal conduct;(b) The offender is in need of correctional treatment that can be provided most effectively by commitment to a correctional facility; or(c) A lesser sentence will depreciate the seriousness of the offender's crime or promote disrespect for law.(3) The following grounds, while not controlling the discretion of the court, shall be accorded weight in favor of withholding sentence of imprisonment:(a) The crime neither caused nor threatened serious harm;(b) The offender did not contemplate that his or her crime would cause or threaten serious harm;(c) The offender acted under strong provocation;(d) Substantial grounds were present tending to excuse or justify the crime, though failing to establish a defense;(e) The victim of the crime induced or facilitated commission of the crime;(f) The offender has compensated or will compensate the victim of his or her crime for the damage or injury the victim sustained;(g) The offender has no history of prior delinquency or criminal activity and has led a law-abiding life for a substantial period of time before the commission of the crime;(h) The crime was the result of circumstances unlikely to recur;(i) The character and attitudes of the offender indicate that he or she is unlikely to commit another crime;(j) The offender is likely to respond affirmatively to probationary treatment; and(k) Imprisonment of the offender would entail excessive hardship to his or her dependents.(4) When an offender who has been convicted of a crime is not sentenced to imprisonment, the court may sentence him or her to probation.Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 29-2260
Laws 1971, LB 680, § 15; Laws 1982, LB 568, § 3; Laws 1986, LB 153, § 2; Laws 1988, LB 790, § 4; Laws 2015, LB 605, § 66; Laws 2016, LB 1094, § 16.Amended by Laws 2016, LB 1094,§ 16, eff. 4/20/2016.Amended by Laws 2015, LB 605,§ 66, eff. 8/30/2015.