Carter v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, J.:

This appeal challenges the constitutionality of NRS 205.280 1 which defines the misdemeanor of receiving stolen goods and authorizes a conviction upon showing that the defendant had possession of the goods within 6 months of the date of wrongful taking, unless specified circumstances are shown to exist. Carter was convicted and sentenced under this statute. He contends that the statutory presumption of guilt from mere possession within the 6 months period is constitutionally impermissible since there is no reasonable connection between possession (the fact…