Gilbert v. State

OPINION

This is an appeal from a four year prison sentence and a $2,000 fine imposed on an indigent defendant for violating NRS 484.3795. Appellant contends that he is entitled to elect rehabilitative treatment under NRS 484.379(6) (1981) and that the State cannot constitutionally imprison him for nonpayment of the fine. For reasons hereafter specified, we conclude that appellant is not entitled to appellate relief.

On February 13, 1982, appellant ran a red light at the intersection of U.S. Highway 395 South and U.S. Highway 50 West in Carson City and collided with the car in which Evelyn…