State v. Bartholomew

NATURE OF CASE

Seeing sparks coming from a car driven by Colby P. Bartholomew, a sheriff’s deputy stopped Bartholomew’s vehicle and subsequently discovered that Bartholomew’s Nebraska driving privileges had been revoked for a period of 15 years. After a bench trial, Bartholomew was convicted of driving during a 15-year period of license revocation, a Class IV felony, and was ultimately sentenced to a term of 2 to 4 years’ imprisonment. Bartholomew appeals, claiming that the traffic stop and the deputy’s request for Bartholomew’s driver’s license were unlawful and that the sentence was…