Legal Opinion
Wright v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided August 1, 1972No. 6482PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*461OPINION
By the Court, Gunderson, J.:
Convicted of committing burglary by entering the Henderson Bowling Alley with intent to commit larceny, appellant contends officers who originally arrested him for displaying stolen license plates on his car, in violation of NRS 482.545, infringed his Fourth Amendment rights by warrantless “searches” of *462his person and vehicle that produced evidence linking appellant to the burglary. This contention has no merit, in the factual context of this case.
About 2:00 a.m. on April 17, 1970, two Las Vegas patrol car officers, through a routine check with central…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by14 opinions
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