Legal Opinion
State v. Porter
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 1990No. 89-492PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFahrnbruch, J.
Because a police officer improperly obtained a confession from Brian D. Porter which was used against him at his jury trial, we vacate Porter’s sentences and reverse his convictions on two counts of robbery.
On each count, an elderly woman was knocked to the ground and robbed of her purse. Porter was convicted and sentenced to two 5-year consecutive terms of imprisonment. He was given credit on his sentence for 65 days for the time he had spent in jail.
The cause is remanded to the district court for Douglas County for a new trial on both counts.
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