State v. Dicken

Summary

The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed Dicken’s burglary conviction and sentence, holding that the information sufficiently charged burglary even though it identified stalking as the intended felony. Because stalking may constitute a felony under certain statutory circumstances, and because the information also alternatively alleged intent to steal property, it reasonably informed Dicken of the charge and permitted preparation of a defense. The court also concluded that his guilty plea did not waive an insufficiency-of-the-information challenge, but his failure to object to the factual basis supported rejection of his separate challenge to the conviction and sentence.