State v. Whitmore

The State has appealed, pursuant to the provisions of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-824 (Reissue 1979), from an order of the Honorable Paul J. Hickman, a judge of the District Court for Douglas County. That, order sustained the motions by the defendants, Randall S. Whitmore, John R. White, and Roxanna L. Hender son, to suppress evidence obtained by the interception of telephone conversations.

On October 21, 1981, the Douglas County attorney, in a sworn affidavit, applied to the Douglas County District Court for an electronic surveillance order to intercept the communications for the telephone number of…