Legal Opinion
State v. LeDent
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 1970No. 37310PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Larry LeDent was convicted of unlawful possession on November 4, 1968, of narcotic marijuana. On appeal he asserts (1) right to discharge because of entrapment and estoppel of the State to prosecute, and (2) insufficiency of a search warrant affidavit of a tip from an informer.
Larry was arrested in Omaha for a state drug violation in August 1968. At his request, he soon met Lieutenant Joseph Friend, Omaha police officer in charge of the vice detail, to whom he offered to inform. Friend promised to drop charges upon cooperation by Larry, and he inquired whether Larry needed money to buy…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Cox v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- State Ex Rel. Meyer v. KnutsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Larry Ledent v. Charles L. Wolff, Jr., Warden, Nebraska Penal ComplexCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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