Scott v. State

OPINION

Having obtained reversal of his conviction of robbing the Zanzibar Motel in Reno, Scott v. State, 86 Nev. 145, 465 P.2d 620 (1970), appellant was again tried and convicted of the offense.

He appeals from the second conviction on several grounds, his principal argument being that the 18-month delay between his arrest and his first trial amounts to a denial of his constitutional right to a speedy trial. Appellant concedes we rejected that contention when his first conviction was reversed on other grounds, 86 Nev. at 150, 465 P.2d at 623. He also concedes that much of the delay was…