Legal Opinion
State v. Sievers
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided May 18, 2018No. S-17-518PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Doyle, District Judge.
Colton W. Sievers appeals from his conviction for felony possession of a controlled substance. The issue presented is whether the stop of Sievers' vehicle for the purpose of gathering information about the presence of stolen firearms and other criminal activity at the residence he drove from, for which a search warrant was being sought, violated Sievers' constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. We determine that the stop of Sievers' vehicle was reasonable and affirm the decision of the district court.
BACKGROUND
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2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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- Michigan Department of State Police v. SitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. DunnNebraska Court of Appeals · 2019
- State v. Sievers - supplemental opinionNebraska Supreme Court · 2018
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