Ledford v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Collins, J.:

On September 20, 1966 the Sprouse Reitz variety store in Reno, Nevada, was robbed by a single gunman. A complaint was filed October 7, 1966 charging the appellant, Thomas Coyen Ledford, with the armed robbery.

At the preliminary hearing the state introduced testimony of the store manager and an employee identifying appellant as the robber. Appellant then took the stand in his own behalf and testified to an alibi that he had spent the evening gambling in several Reno casinos.

During the trial of the matter in the district court, appellant again took the stand in…