Legal Opinion
Salaiscooper v. Eighth Judicial District Court
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided November 15, 2001No. 38296PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
INTRODUCTION
Petitioner Virginia Anchond Salaiscooper contends that, in prosecuting her for solicitation of prostitution, Clark County District Attorney Stewart Bell is engaging in impermissible unconstitutional selective prosecution that violates her right to equal protection under the law. More specifically, Salaiscooper contends that the district attorney intended to discriminate against females by implementing a policy that prohibited his deputies from entering into plea negotiations with female defendants charged with solicitation of prostitution, thereby foreclosing any…
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