Findley v. State

577 P.2d 867 (1978)

Robert Lee FINDLEY, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

No. 9092.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

April 24, 1978.

Horace R. Goff, Nevada State Public Defender, and J. Thomas Susich, Chief Deputy Public Defender, Carson City, for appellant.

Robert C. Manley, Dist. Atty., Elko County, Elko, for respondent.

OPINION

THOMPSON, Justice:

A jury convicted Robert Lee Findley of the crime of lewdness with a child under the age of fourteen years. The victim, a five-year old girl, testified that Findley had placed his hand upon her "private parts" on several occasions. Findley denied that this…