State v. Langley

Summary

The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed Langley's conviction for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. It held that the handgun was discovered through a completed private search and that the individuals who found it were not shown to be government agents, so the Fourth Amendment did not require suppression. The court further held that the officer's limited involvement in accepting the locked case and securing it until a warrant was obtained did not transform the private search into governmental action.