Legal Opinion

Opinion No. (1982)

Nebraska Attorney General Reports

Decided February 10, 1982Published

1Opinion of the Court

REQUESTED BY: Senator Chris Beutler Member of the Legislature 804 State Capitol Lincoln, Nebraska 68509

Dear Senator Beutler:

You have requested the opinion of this office regarding Section 3(2) of LB 126, which, as you indicated, would allow photographs to be accepted as prima facie evidence of the identity of allegedly stolen property in a prosecution for theft by shoplifting. Pursuant to the provisions of the bill, the photograph must be accompanied by a written statement containing several enumerated items including a description of the property. The stated purpose of this section of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
State v. BoothCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1980
United States v. John Louis CraneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
State v. HelmerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979

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