Legal Opinion

Varner v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided January 16, 1974No. 6961PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*7OPINION

2Per curiam

Convicted of two counts of forgery and two counts of uttering a forged instrument, appellant contends several rulings of the district court were erroneous.

First, appellant contends his Fourth Amendment rights were violated by police who, with his parents’ consent, searched the room he occupied in his parents’ home, and there seized several items, one a check protector which was received in evidence at his trial. Although appellant claims to have been a tenant there, with sole right of control over the room he commonly occupied, cf. Stoner v. California, 376 U.S. 483 (1964), the record…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Stoner v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. McIntosh v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1970
  4. State v. SorensonNevada Supreme Court · 1957

4Cited by2 opinions

  1. Reese v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Warden, Nevada State Prison v. HayesNevada Supreme Court · 1975

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