Legal Opinion
State v. Wright
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided October 24, 1988No. 18276PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
On July 19, 1985, respondent Herbert Irving Wright was stopped by police officers while driving in Las Vegas. The officers’ attention was drawn to Wright’s vehicle because it was a 1972 black over white Mercury Montego. An elderly couple had been robbed nearby the night before, at about the same time, and the suspects had escaped in a vehicle reported to be a 1974 black over white Ford Torino. The officers decided to investigate Wright’s vehicle, believing it might be the one involved in the robbery.
As the officers pulled up behind Wright’s vehicle, they noticed that the right-hand…
3Cases cited8 opinions
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