[DOWNLOAD] "State Nebraska v. Laurie J. Sassen" by Supreme Court of Nebraska # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State Nebraska v. Laurie J. Sassen
- Author : Supreme Court of Nebraska
- Release Date : January 29, 1992
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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In this case defendant, Laurie J. Sassen, was charged by information with unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Defendant
was convicted of the charge by the Judge, sitting without a jury. Defendant was sentenced to 1 to 2 years in prison, with
credit given for time served. Defendant timely appealed, assigning as error the admission of evidence seized without a warrant
and of statements made by defendant, both of which were "the fruits of an unlawful arrest." We find that the defendant's arrest
was lawful and affirm her conviction. In reviewing a criminal conviction, the Supreme Court does not resolve conflicts in the evidence, pass on the credibility
of witnesses, or reweigh the evidence. Such matters are for the finder of fact, and the verdict will be affirmed, in the absence
of prejudicial error, if properly admitted evidence, viewed and construed most favorably to the State, is sufficient to support
the conviction. State v. Timmerman, 240 Neb. 74, 480 N.W.2d 411 (1992). Viewed in that light, the record shows the following: