Legal Opinion

Tucker v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided April 18, 1977No. 9097Published

1Opinion of the Court

*227OPINION

2Per curiam

On July 21, 1976, Archie Tucker was found guilty by the district court, sitting without a jury, of the sale of a controlled substance and sentenced to twenty years in prison. The evidence adduced at trial established that Tucker had flown to Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 15, 1975, and sold one ounce of heroin to an undercover federal narcotics agent.

Relying on Hass v. State, 92 Nev. 256, 548 P.2d 1367 (1976), Tucker contends that his conviction should be overturned because the State did not present evidence at trial that he was 21 years of age or older. This court reversed Hass and…

3Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Oberle v. FoglianiNevada Supreme Court · 1966
  2. State v. WrightNevada Supreme Court · 1976
  3. George v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Nix v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Hass v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1976

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