Legal Opinion

Sheriff v. Gordon

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided February 21, 1980No. 12398PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

The Clark County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging respondent Terry Gordon with pandering, a felony. See NRS 201.300.1 Gordon subsequently petitioned the district *206court for a writ of habeas corpus contending, among other things, that the indictment was not supported by sufficient evidence because the incriminating testimony lacked required corroboration. The district court agreed and granted the petition. This appeal followed.

Testimony upon which the indictment was based was provided by Sara Blair, a prostitute, and her husband, Carl. Sara and Carl testified that they…

3Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. TewksburyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Commonwealth v. JONESSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  3. Application of HutchinsonNevada Supreme Court · 1960
  4. People v. MartinezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
  5. People v. ChamberlainAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972

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4Cited by4 opinions

  1. Shults v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Amen v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Stanifer v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Sheriff, Clark County v. HornerNevada Supreme Court · 1980

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