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State v. Bachman

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1917No. 2262PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from the Fourth Judicial District Court, Elko County; E. J. L. Taber, Judge. Sam Bachman was convicted of grand larceny, and appeals from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for new trial. The appellant, while in the custody of the sheriff, prior to and at the time of the impaneling of the grand jury which returned the indictment, had the right to challenge individual members of said grand jury.

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Appeal from the Fourth Judicial District Court, Elko County; E. J. L. Taber, Judge. Sam Bachman was convicted of grand larceny, and appeals from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for new trial. The appellant, while in the custody of the sheriff, prior to and at the time of the impaneling of the grand jury which returned the indictment, had the right to challenge individual members of said grand jury. (Rev. Laws, 7005; State v. Larkin, 11 Nev. 814; People v. Romero, 18 Cal. 93; People v. Phelan, 56 Pac. 424; State v. Warner, 88 Am. St. Rep. 422; 34 L. R. A. n. s. 255; Agnew v.…

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court,

Sanders, J.:

Sam Bachman, the appellant, was indicted, tried, and convicted in the district court of the Fourth judicial district of the State of Nevada, in and for the county of Elko, of the crime of grand larceny. From an order denying his motion for a new trial, and from the judgment pronounced against him, he appeals.

Prior to his indictment for the crime for which he was tried and convicted, the accused was in the custody of the sheriff of Elko County, and in default of bail was confined in the county jail to answer two indictments found against him by a prior grand jury. One…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. GlazeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
  2. State v. LarkinNevada Supreme Court · 1876
  3. State v. JohnnyNevada Supreme Court · 1906
  4. State v. Hatton Perry.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1898
  5. People v. EmmonsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1908

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Gordon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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  3. Mears v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1967
  4. Walker v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1962
  5. State Ex Rel. Marshall v. Eighth Judicial District Court Ex Rel. County of ClarkNevada Supreme Court · 1964

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