State v. Dodge City

The State appeals from an order of the district court which held that five electronic and video machines were prohibited gambling devices on the date of their seizure, but which held that the machines could not be forfeited to the state. The trial court ruled that the machines could be returned to their owners because the applicable statute had been amended prior to the hearing on the petition for forfeiture. We reverse.

Sgt. Larry Williams, an investigator for the Nebraska State Patrol, testified that in January 1987, he took part in the seizure of five electronic and video gambling machines…