Legal Opinion

Sorce v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided June 9, 1972No. 6634PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

By the Court, Bat jer, J.:

Appellant was convicted by a jury of selling narcotics, a violation of NRS 453.030. He appeals from that conviction and asserts that the marijuana was erroneously admitted into evidence, the trial court erroneously refused to grant a mistrial after alleged misconduct of a juror became known, and the prosecutor’s closing statement went beyond permissible scope. We find these allegations of error to be without merit, and affirm the judgment.

Arrangements were made by Reno police officers to have an informer attempt to make a purchase of marijuana from appellant.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Eisentrager v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Wilson v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Bonnenfant v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1970
  4. Carter v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Oliver v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1969

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Walker v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Geary v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Jones v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1979
  4. State v. OliveraHawaii Supreme Court · 1976
  5. Thomas v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1978

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