Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided August 4, 1976No. 8837PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

The appellant, Charles Edward Mitchell, requests this court to vacate his conviction for robbery, contending the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict. We reject the contention.

The victim’s description of the assailant led to Mitchell’s arrest within thirty (30) minutes after the robbery occurred. The unchallenged search of Mitchell produced several items of the victim’s property. At trial, the victim identified a shirt owned by Mitchell as being the one he was wearing at the time of the robbery.

“Recent, exclusive and unexplained possession of…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bails v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Sanders v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1974
  3. O'BRIEN v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Staab v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1974

4Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ford v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Howard v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Darnell v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Coffman v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Edwards v. SheriffNevada Supreme Court · 1977

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