Darnell v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Manoukian, J.:

Darnell appeals from a denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, or in the alternative, for post-conviction relief.

Appellant, a Reno police officer, was convicted by jury verdict of attempted possession of stolen firearms, sold to him by a police informant. On direct appeal from that conviction, Darnell contended that it was legally impossible to commit the crime of attempted possession of stolen property, when the guns in question were not, in fact, stolen at the time of the incident, but had been recaptured by police. Darnell v. State, 92 Nev. 680,…