Sheriff v. Streight

OPINION

FACTS

On the evening of April 25, 1993, a Pershing County deputy sheriff found three bags containing a white powdery substance, as *1149well as a spoon and two straws, in a vehicle driven by appellant Ricky Lee Streight. The deputy sheriff also discovered two pistols in the vehicle, one of which belonged to Streight. Laboratory tests identified the white powdery substance in one of the bags as methamphetamine. Consequently, Streight was charged with violating NRS 453.336, possession of a controlled substance; he was also charged with being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm.

A preliminary…