Man who pleaded guilty to Kearney stabbing appeals

Posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 3:30 pm | Updated: 12:57 pm, Wed Dec 22, 2010.

LINCOLN (AP) — A Guatemala man who pleaded guilty to attempted murder and assault charges is appealing his case.

Court records show Mauro Yos-Chiguil claims his trial attorney gave him poor representation, among other things. The Nebraska Supreme Court will hear his appeal Jan. 5.

Authorities have said Yos-Chiguil stabbed his girlfriend, the mother of his twin sons, in her head, shoulder, chest and stomach in their northwest Kearney apartment in March 2008. She was released after treatment at a local hospital. Also injured was the girlfriend’s teenage sister.

Yos-Chiguil pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 to 32 years in prison. After he completes his sentence, Yos-Chiguil could face deportation. Authorities have said he is an illegal immigrant.

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