Bain v. Sheriff, Clark County

OPINION

By the Court,

Zenoff, C. J.:

Appellant, after a preliminary hearing, was ordered to stand trial on a felony charge of receiving stolen property. He was denied pre-trial habeas relief in the district court and appeals.

His only claim of error is that the state did not prove that a stolen stereo-amplifier was of a value of $100.00 or more. In a prosecution for receiving stolen property, proof of value of the property is necessary to determine the grade of the offense and the penalty to be inflicted.

The owner testified that he had paid “close to five hundred dollars ($500.00)” for the…