Williams v. Municipal Judge

OPINION

By the Court,

Mowbray, J.:

Appellant, Ned Williams, was arrested in Las Vegas on the charge of carrying a dangerous weapon in his automobile, which offense is a misdemeanor and a violation of Las Vegas, Nev., Code § 6-3-7 (1960). The police officer who signed the complaint against Williams did so in the presence of a notary public rather than before a magistrate, as prescribed in NRS 171.102.1 Williams entered a plea of guilty to the charge and was fined $500. He then secured the services of an attorney and appealed to the district court, where he moved to dismiss the complaint on the…