441 N.W.2d 186 STATE OF NEBRASKA, APPELLEE, v. ERNEST E. THOMAS, APPELLANT. No. 88-215.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed June 9, 1989. 1. Motions to Suppress: Proof: Appeal and Error. The State bears the burden in a suppression hearing to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant’s statements were voluntary and, therefore, admissible. […]