Court Opinion

ID: 9689053
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 18:17:31.391268+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:18:43.902107
License: Public Domain

Krivosha, C.J.,
concurring in result.
I concur in the result reached by the majority in this case. I believe, however, that this case clearly supports the concerns which I raised in my dissent in State v. Morgan, 206 Neb. 818, 295 N.W.2d 285 (1980). The authorities which have held provisions such as the one included in the order of probation in this case to be invalid, either as violating the fourth amendment of the *552U.S. Constitution or as being vague and overbroad, have recognized the difficulty of trying to separate out court-made exclusionary rules involving the fourth amendment and the host of statutory exclusions created by both Congress and our Legislature. In this case an additional effort by the law enforcement officers to make an independent investigation would have permitted them to obtain a warrant and secure the evidence necessary for a conviction. By relying upon broad, vague language in an order of probation and thereby being misled into believing that they may disregard other prohibitions contained in other statutes, the police were caught in their own trap. I believe that we would ultimately produce better law enforcement if we made the provision clear by recognizing that one convicted of a crime, but placed on probation, cannot be required to waive any constitutional right as a condition of being placed on probation, including agreeing to submit to any search with or without probable cause and contrary to the constitutional rights he otherwise would have.