Wonderful new opinion from the Nebraska Supreme Court because of the Legislature's idiocy. After the 2009 amendment to 28-1202 there has been some question about how the Amendment relates to previous holdings of the Supreme Court regarding the carrying of a concealed knife. Unfortunately, in
State v. Nguyen the Court has answered the question. The 2009 amendment has now made any knife greater than 3.5" a
per se deadly weapon. Anyone carrying knife concealed that is greater than 3.5" is now in violation of 28-1202.
Note that in the
Nguyen, the defendant was carrying the knife in the visor of his vehicle. One should assume that this law can and will be enforced per the standard interpretations of a concealed weapon in a vehicle. Now that intent has been removed, that lost knight under your seat could get you a misdemeanor conviction (second offense felony).
State v. Nguyen