Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided May 23, 1977No. 9357PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Convicted by jury for possession of a controlled substance in violation of NRS 453.336, appellant contends the district court erred by (1) denying his pre-trial motion to compel the State to produce an informant, (2) refusing to grant a mistrial because of the State’s alleged improper cross-examination of a defense witness, and (3) failing to grant a mistrial because a portion of the habitual criminal charge contained in the information was read to the jury. We disagree.

1. Acting on an informant’s tip, officers at the Nevada State Prison approached appellant’s cell, observed him with…

3Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hendee v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Miller v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Coffman v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1977
  4. State v. GustafsonOregon Supreme Court · 1967
  5. State v. ThompsonArizona Supreme Court · 1973

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4Cited by8 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Tomarchio v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Caldwell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
  4. Yates v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Brown v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1978

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