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Mercado v. Sheriff

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided December 20, 1978No. 11310PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*772OPINION

2Per curiam

An indictment, filed August 16, 1978, charged that on three (3) separate occasions Jorge Franco Mercado feloniously attempted to buy stolen property, violations of NRS 205.275 and NRS 208.070. A prior indictment charging the identical offenses had been dismissed.

A pretrial habeas corpus petition contended (1) the present indictment is impermissible; and, (2) there was insufficient proof of value of the merchandise for the offenses to attain felony status. Habeas was denied and Mercado has appealed.

The initial indictment was dismissed because of inadvertent impropriety in the original…

3Cases cited6 opinions

  1. McNair v. Sheriff, Clark CountyNevada Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Darnell v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1976
  3. People v. PenaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
  4. Bonnenfant v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1970
  5. Bain v. Sheriff, Clark CountyNevada Supreme Court · 1972

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4Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. HensonColorado Court of Appeals · 2013
  2. Calbert v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Sheriff, Clark County v. KeeneyNevada Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Boone v. StacyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1984

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