Gallegos v. State

OPINION

By the Court, Gibbons, J.:

Appellant Albert David Gallegos was convicted, pursuant to a jury verdict, of one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in violation of NRS 202.360(1)(b). Gallegos appeals, contending that NRS 202.360(1)(b) is unconstitutionally vague because it fails to define the term “fugitive from justice.”2 We conclude that NRS 202.360(1)(b) is unconstitutionally vague and reverse Gallegos’ conviction.

FACTS

In 2004, the State charged Gallegos with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after police arrested him at his home in Clark County and found a firearm…