STATE v. CRAVEN

No. A-96-598.

560 N.W.2d 512 (1997)

5 Neb. App. 590

STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Thomas E. CRAVEN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Nebraska.

March 18, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Kenney, Douglas County Public Defender, and Scott C. Sladek, Omaha, for Appellant.

Don Stenberg, Attorney General, and Jennifer S. Liliedahl, for Appellee.

MILLER-LERMAN, C.J., and IRWIN and SIEVERS, JJ.


IRWIN, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Thomas E. Craven appeals from his conviction for possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, following a stipulated bench trial. On appeal, Craven alleges that the district court erred in overruling his motion to suppress the cocaine discovered during a pat-down search. Because we conclude that the cocaine was properly discovered pursuant to the "plain feel" doctrine, we affirm.

II. BACKGROUND

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