Case Name: State of Nebraska, appellee, v. Dennis R. Jurgens, appellant
Court: Nebraska Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Nebraska
Decision Date: 1990-11-16
Citations: 236 Neb. 551
Docket Number: No. 88-980
Parties: State of Nebraska, appellee, v. Dennis R. Jurgens, appellant.
Judges: Hastings, C.J., Boslaugh, White, Caporale, Shanahan, Grant, and Fahrnbruch, J J.
Reporter: Nebraska Reports
Volume: 236
Pages: 551–552

Head Matter:
State of Nebraska, appellee, v. Dennis R. Jurgens, appellant.
462 N.W.2d 862
Filed November 16, 1990.
No. 88-980.
Kirk E. Naylor, Jr., for appellant.
Robert M. Spire, Attorney General, and Kenneth W. Payne for appellee.
Hastings, C.J., Boslaugh, White, Caporale, Shanahan, Grant, and Fahrnbruch, J J.

Opinion:
White, J.
Pursuant to our directions in State v. Jurgens, 235 Neb. 103, 454 N.W.2d 280 (1990), the district court for Pawnee County has made findings as follows: (1) The warrant obtained by Investigator Dishong was derived from a source independent of the prior illegal stop, and (2) Investigator Dishong would not have obtained the warrant had the Nebraska State Patrol not conducted the illegal "check stop selective."
This court found in State v. Jurgens, supra, that the agent's decision to seek the warrant was prompted by the illegal stop and that if no source independent of the illegal stop existed to justify the issuance of the search warrant, then the fruits of that search must be suppressed. See Murray v. United States, 487 U.S. 533, 108 S. Ct. 2529, 101 L. Ed. 2d 472 (1988).
It follows that the convictions of appellant Jurgens must be reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial.
Reversed and remanded for a new trial.