Legal Opinion

Crown v. Sheriff, Washoe County

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided September 9, 1969No. 5917PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

*523OPINION

By the Court,

Zenoff, J.:

Jack Melvin Crown, arrested and charged with having in his possession a narcotic drug, appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus which he asserted on the basis that the state failed to present evidence to the grand jury sufficient to constitute probable cause. He further complained that the tactics of the law enforcement officers were objectionable.

Sheila Summers and Ben Jiminez, special agents working for the Reno Police Department, met and accompanied Robert Yance to his motel room in Reno. Jack Crown was in the room when they arrived.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Crowe v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Maskaly v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1969
  4. Glosen v. Sheriff of Washoe CountyNevada Supreme Court · 1969
  5. Glosen v. Sheriff of Washoe CountyNevada Supreme Court · 1969

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Creps v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1978

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