Rouse v. State

OPINION

On April 11, 1974, Michael Allen Rouse pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance, marijuana. He was sentenced to a 4-year term in the Nevada State Prison. The execution of his sentence was suspended, and Rouse was placed on probation for 2 years. After sentencing, Rouse moved to withdraw his plea under the provisions of NRS 176.165, claiming that his plea was involuntary in that it was entered on the advice of his attorney that he would probably be given probation without jail time and a deferred sentence, as provided in NRS 453.336, subsection 6. Rouse’s attorney frankly…