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). · cites it 34× “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). · cites it 3× “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 § 39-669.20 (Reissue 1984), which formerly contained the penalty for motor vehicle homicide, was implicitly repealed by the Legislature’s subsequent enactment of Neb.”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). · cites it 10× “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). · cites it 4× “Moreover, the Legislature repealed former Neb.Rev.Stat.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). · cites it 5× “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). · cites it 3× “” 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). · cites it 2× “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). · cites it 11× “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). · cites it 2× “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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