Nebraska Revised Statutes
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-669.20 (2026)
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39-669.20.
Transferred to section 60-6,210.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases, 1986–2016 · leading case: State v. Roth, 382 N.W.2d 348 (Neb. 1986).
State v. Roth, 382 N.W.2d 348 (Neb. 1986). “The Legislature, prior to the enactment of § 28-305, had adopted Neb.Rev.Stat. § 39-669.20 (Reissue 1984), which prescribes the specific penalty which may be imposed when a person is convicted of manslaughter resulting from his operation of a motor vehicle.”
State v. Thompson, 881 N.W.2d 609 (Neb. 2016). “The issue in Retzlaff was whether Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-669.20 (Reissue 1984), which formerly contained the penalty for motor vehicle homicide, was implicitly repealed by the Legislature’s subsequent enactment of Neb.”
State v. Burnett, 579 N.W.2d 513 (Neb. 1998). “At the time of Roth’s conviction, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-669.20 (Reissue 1984) provided: Any person, convicted of manslaughter or mayhem resulting from his operation of a motor vehicle, or of motor vehicle homicide, shall be (1) fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars,…”
State v. Brouillette, 655 N.W.2d 876 (Neb. 2003). “Moreover, the Legislature repealed former Neb.Rev.Stat. § 39-669.20 (Reissue 1984), which this court applied in Roth to impose a limitation on the permissible sentence for manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle.”
State v. Fellman, 464 N.W.2d 181 (Neb. 1991). “20 (Reissue 1984), which provided that one convicted of motor vehicle homicide was to be fined not more than $500, imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or be both so fined and imprisoned.”
State v. Irish, 391 N.W.2d 137 (Neb. 1986). “” Roth controls the sentence to be imposed for Irish’s manslaughter conviction in this case; that is, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-669.20 (Reissue 1984) prescribes the maximum penalty which may be imposed under the circumstances.”
State v. Carman, 292 Neb. 207 (Neb. 2015). “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-669.20 (Reissue 1984) provided: Any person, convicted of manslaughter or mayhem resulting from his operation of a motor vehicle, or of motor vehicle homicide, shall be (1) fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, (2) imprisoned in the county jail…”
State v. Retzlaff, 394 N.W.2d 295 (Neb. 1986). “Retzlaff filed a motion to vacate sentence on March 14, 1986, contending that his maximum sentence should be governed by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-669.20 (Reissue 1984), which states: Any person, convicted of manslaughter or mayhem resulting from his operation of a motor vehicle, or…”
State v. Dolan, 386 N.W.2d 462 (Neb. 1986). “Dolan has served the maximum time authorized by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-669.20 (Reissue 1984) for manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle.”
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