State v. Beeken

Hannon, Judge.

A neighbor and a police officer smelled the odor of burning marijuana coming from the duplex of Stanley Beeken, Sr. (Beeken), and Stanley Beeken, Jr. This led to an investigation that resulted in Beeken and Beeken, Jr., both being convicted of possession of drug paraphernalia, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-441 (Reissue 1995), an infraction, with the first offense penalty being a fine of not more than $100. Beeken, Jr., was also convicted of possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana, second offense, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-416 (Reissue 1995), the penalty…