Legal Opinion

State v. Sotelo

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided January 5, 1977No. 40796PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpencer, J.

Defendant was sentenced to a term of 1 to 4 years in the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex following a jury verdict of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, deliver, or dispense. He alleges three assignments of error: (1) The trial court erred in overruling his motion to suppress evidence. (2) The trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on lesser included offenses. (3) The trial court erred in finding the evidence sufficient to establish the necessary elements of possession. We affirm.

In the early morning hours of August 4, 1974, officer Hollis Compton of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. State v. HolmbergNebraska Supreme Court · 1975
  4. State v. RomontoNebraska Supreme Court · 1973
  5. State v. FosterNebraska Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. WhistnantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  2. State v. LeeNebraska Supreme Court · 1987
  3. State v. NowickiNebraska Supreme Court · 1981
  4. State v. GarciaNebraska Supreme Court · 1984
  5. State v. BrittNebraska Supreme Court · 1988

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