Opinion ID: 6342556
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Text: Law enforcement seized Matthew Zimmer’s shotgun, incident to an arrest. Following his successful completion of probation, Zimmer moved the county court for Lancaster County, Nebraska, to return his seized firearm. The court denied the motion and ordered that the firearm be destroyed. Zimmer appealed to the district court, which affirmed. Zimmer further appeals and asserts that under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-820 (Reissue 2016), the trial court was required to return the seized firearm, because the firearm was not used in the commission of a crime. We agree that the lower courts erred, and as a result, we reverse the judgment of the district court and remand the matter to the district court with directions to reverse the judgment of the county court. - 296 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 311 Nebraska Reports STATE v. ZIMMER Cite as 311 Neb. 294