State v. Pecha

This is an appeal from the district court for Douglas County, Nebraska. The appellant, Patrick A. Pecha, was charged with the offense of unlawfully and knowingly or intentionally possessing a controlled substance, to wit, methamphetamine, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-416(3) (Reissue 1985). This is a Class IV felony. Following the trial, Pecha was convicted of the offense and sentenced to 1 year’s imprisonment. He now appeals to this court, maintaining that the district court erred in not sustaining his motion to suppress certain evidence obtained by what Pecha maintains was an invalid…