Johnson v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Mowbray, J.:

The appellant, Wayne Johnson, was found guilty by a jury of the crime of robbery. He seeks a reversal on two grounds: (1) That the police officers who stopped the automobile in which he was riding did not have legal cause to do so and (2) that the search of the vehicle was unlawful. We reject both contentions, and we affirm Johnson’s conviction.

On the night of December 21, 1968, James Kramer, night manager of the Cimarron Motel in Las Vegas, was robbed of his wallet and money by two armed men. After the robbers left, Kramer immediately telephoned the police and…