Merica v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Gunderson, J.:

Convicted of violating NRS 453.030 by possessing marijuana, appellant contends his Fourth Amendment rights were violated:(1) When a police officer entered a bamboo-screened alcove housing heating and air conditioning equipment, on the second floor of an apartment building where the co-defendant’s mother lived, and there discovered a plastic “baggie” containing marijuana; and(2) When the watching police officer found the “baggie” missing after defendants paused at the alcove and moved its screen, then forthwith pursued their vehicle, arrested them, caused…