State v. Wenke

758 N.W.2d 405 (2008)

276 Neb. 901

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee,

v.

Marvin R. WENKE, Appellant.

No. S-07-1036.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

December 12, 2008.

Ronald E. Temple, of Fitzgerald, Vetter & Temple, Norfolk, for appellant.

Jon Bruning, Attorney General and Erin E. Leuenberger, Lincoln, for appellee.

HEAVICAN, C.J., WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.

STEPHAN, J.

The issue in this case is whether Marvin R. Wenke was lawfully arrested for nonpayment of fines, thereby justifying a warrantless search of his person incident to the arrest.

BACKGROUND

In December 2004,…