State v. Johnson

OPINION

By the Court,

McNamee, C. J.:

This is an appeal by the state from the judgment of the trial court rendered after trial by jury. Appellant hereinafter is referred to as state and respondent as defendant.

Defendant was convicted of a charge contained in an information that he unlawfully possessed narcotic drugs and that he had been previously convicted of a violation of the laws of the United States relating to narcotic drugs. Under NRS 453.210, a person convicted of possession of narcotics in violation of the laws of this state after he shall previously have been convicted of any violation…