Siriani v. Sheriff

OPINION

Appellant was employed as a dice table “boxman” at the Four Queens Hotel. After he was observed through the “eye in the sky” removing $25 gaming tokens from the table, casino officials relieved him of his duties and took him to an office where he was seen discarding tokens from his clothing into a trash can. Eight $25 tokens and one 50c piece were retrieved from the trash can.

Siriani was charged with embezzlement (NRS 205.300); and, at the conclusion of a preliminary examination, he was ordered to stand trial for that offense. He then filed a pretrial petition for habeas corpus…