OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man sent to prison for practicing law without a license and taking money for it has been granted a new trial on one count.

Authorities say Clinton Brooks Jr. accepted $1,500 to give legal advice and draft documents in 2011 for a man seeking divorce and child custody. Brooks, who has never been licensed to practice law, was convicted in 2014 and sentenced to 15 to 35 months in prison for theft and 3 months for the unauthorized practice of law.

The appeals court agreed with Brooks that the trial court wrongly instructed the jury to consider periods of time that Brooks was accused of practicing without a license before June 2012. The appeals court said that violated the 18-month statute of limitations.

Brooks’ theft conviction was upheld.