Gordon v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, C. J.:

During the mid-afternoon of May 4, 1965 a bearded man-, armed with a gun, entered the office of the Housing Authority in Las Vegas. He directed the employee on duty to open the safe and turn over the money on hand. She did as directed, and the thief left with about $600.

Later the same day Harold Gates Gordon was registered under another name at the Branding Iron Motel, Unit No. 7. At approximately 11 p.m. that evening law officers, using a pass Icey secured from the motel manager, entered Gordon’s room, arrested him, and conducted a search for evidence. The…