Legal Opinion
Petition of DuBois
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided September 27, 1968No. 5611PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By the Court,
Mowbray, J.:
Petitioner DuBois, who was found guilty by a jury in Washoe County of violation of NRS 202.360 (possession by an ex-felon of firearm capable of being concealed) and sentenced to the Nevada State Prison, where he is presently confined, seeks the issuance from this court of a writ of habeas corpus ordering his release from confinement on the grounds that his imprisonment is illegal and in derogation of his constitutional rights as provided in the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Nevada.
On March 23, 1966, the petitioner fired a .22-caliber…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Mempa v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- State v. FouquetteNevada Supreme Court · 1950
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Beal v. TurnerUtah Supreme Court · 1969
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