SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — Prosecutors are asking the Nebraska Supreme Court to overrule the Nebraska Appeals Court, which had overturned a Scottsbluff man’s conviction on child abuse.

Cody Olbricht was convicted last year of child abuse resulting in serious injury, accused of beating his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter. He was sentenced to 18 to 30 years in prison. In February the Appeals Court ruled that evidence didn’t show the girl’s injuries occurred when Olbricht was the only adult in her presence.

Prosecutors say in their appeal that the evidence was sufficient for the conviction and that the Appeals Court was overreaching in requiring that prosecutors show the girl was solely in Olbricht’s care when the injuries occurred.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Aug. 30.