Mayes v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Batjer, J.:

Appellant was convicted by a jury of grand larceny, NRS 205.220, 1 and sentenced to serve a term of 10 years in the Nevada State Prison. The state alleged that appellant, while plying her trade as a prostitute, had stolen the victim’s money and jewelry after sexual intercourse. On appeal, she claims that the district court erred by allowing the introduction of evidence of other crimes.

The victim of this crime testified that he met the appellant in the lounge of a Las Vegas hotel. After some insignificant conversation, appellant proposed that she would go to bed…