Legal Opinion
Stuart v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided December 5, 1978No. 9715PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Appellant stands convicted, by jury verdict, of possession of a controlled substance (NRS 453.336) and escape from lawful custody (NRS 212.090). His sole contention in this appeal is that the district court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence of the contraband.
On September 12, 1975, a Nevada Highway Patrol officer observed a 1969 Ford Galaxie 500 automobile with Oregon license plates near the Button Point interchange on Interstate 80 east of Winnemucca, Nevada. The officer noticed that the trunk lock on the vehicle was missing and stopped the vehicle to ascertain whether…
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