State v. Thompson

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, C. J.:

Ernest Thompson was employed by the Washoe County Fair and Recreation Board as the Building Superintendent for the Centennial Coliseum. The grand jury indicted him for the gross misdemeanor of misconduct of a public officer in violation of NRS 197.110, alleging that he had illegally accepted money from one to whom he had granted the right to operate a concession at the Centennial Coliseum. The indictment was dismissed by the district court on the ground that Thompson was not a public officer. The State has appealed from that ruling.

1. NRS 197.110 pursuant…