LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska appeals court has upheld the prison sentence of a woman who had argued at trial that her drug dealing was part of her religious beliefs.

Brenda Hines, of York, was convicted last year of four counts, including one for trafficking drugs in her home, which she argued was a “Temple of Zion” where God provided the drugs she sold. She was sentenced to two to four years.

Hines argued on appeal that her sentence was excessive and violated her religious freedom right.

The Nebraska Court of Appeals said Tuesday that Hines’ sentence was with the range allowed by law and not excessive.

It declined to address her religious freedom claim, saying she failed to argue or cite to any authority as to how her sentence violated that right.