State v. Titherington

OPINION

By the Court,

Batjer, J.:

On January 28, 1969, a complaint was filed charging the respondent with the crimes of grand larceny and receiving stolen goods. Those violations were alleged to have occurred on January 21, 1969. On the date that the complaint was filed the respondent was incarcerated in the Nevada State Prison, having been returned there as a parole violator to serve out the remainder of his previous sentence.

By a letter dated June 24, 1969, addressed to the Washoe County district attorney, the respondent requested that office to consider dropping the charges lodged against him…