Burns v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Mowbray, J.:

William Burns picked the pocket of John Loter while the two were in a cabaret in Fallon, Nevada. Burns obtained approximately $120. He was charged with grand larceny, tried to a jury, and found guilty. Thereafter, in a separate hearing before the district judge, Burns was adjudged to be a habitual criminal because he had been convicted of two prior felonies. NRS 207.010, subsection l. The district judge thereupon sentenced Burns to 25 years’ imprisonment in the State Prison. Burns has appealed, challenging the validity of his conviction, as well as his…