Cranford v. State

OPINION

Convicted by jury verdict of first degree murder, Bonnie Fred Cranford contends we must reverse because, among other things, (1) the trial court improperly admitted into evidence a videotape and testimony regarding its contents and (2) he was illegally arrested.

At 5:15 p.m. on November 11, 1976, Montena Smith entered a storefront where the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was conducting a videotaped undercover fencing operation. Smith sold a late model Cadillac Seville automobile to a police sergeant for $600. The vehicle was traced to Lloyd Brooker, controller of Cashman…