Legal Opinion
Sheriff of Washoe County v. Martin
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided April 29, 1983No. 14604PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By the Court,
Mowbray, J.:
Respondent was arrested and charged with two counts each of card cheating in violation of NRS 465.083 and conspiracy to commit card cheating in violation of NRS 199.480 and NRS 465.083. After being bound over to the district court for trial, respondent petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus. Among other contentions, he argued that the definition of cheating in NRS 465.015, on which the charges against him rested, was unconstitutionally vague. The district court agreed, and dismissed the charges. We hold that the statutory definition of…
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