A-16-0289, State of Nebraska v. Jarvis Milton (Appellant)

Douglas County, District Court Judge Gregory M. Schatz

Attorney for Appellant: Thomas C. Riley, Zoe R. Wade (Public Defender's Office)

Attorney for Appellee: Douglas J. Peterson, Kimberly A. Klein (Attorney General's Office)

Criminal Action: Possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person

Action Taken by Trial Court: The trial court denied Milton's motion to suppress. Milton was then convicted following a jury trial.

Assignments of Error on Appeal: On appeal, Milton assigns that the trial court erred in (1) denying his motion to suppress; (2) overruling his objection to officer testimony that he was observed affiliating with gang members; (3) overruling his objection to testimony that officers Brown and Sundermeier are gang unit officers with the Omaha Police Department; and (4) denying his requested jury instruction on the definition of 'possession.'