Foy v. State

OPINION

Lester Foy was convicted in the Eighth Judicial District Court of possession of narcotics, and a motion for new trial denied. On appeal, two issues are presented: Was the arrest made without probable cause, thereby rendering the narcotic found as a result of the arrest inadmissible in evidence; and, did the facts warrant imputing ownership of this narcotic to the appellant?

About noon on August 10, 1965, appellant was driving his automobile south on “D” Street in Las Vegas, when he was observed by Detective Bolden of the Las Vegas Police Department. Bolden turned his own car around and…