Quiriconi v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Manoukian, J.:

In this appeal from a judgment of conviction for the crime of forcible rape, NRS 200.363, 1 a felony, we are asked to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of other crimes; whether the confession given by appellant during his post-arrest detention was illegally obtained; and whether the district court had jurisdiction over appellant. For the reasons hereinafter expressed, we affirm.

On August 11, 1974, appellant was arrested for assault. He was sixteen years of age at the time. A juvenile petition was filed against him…