GORDON v. STATE

No. 5208

426 P.2d 424 (1967)

Harold Gates GORDON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada

April 11, 1967


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Rose of Goldwater, Taber and Hill, of Reno, for Appellant.

Harvey Dickerson, Attorney General, and George E. Franklin, Jr., District Attorney of Clark County, and Jerry J. Kaufman, Deputy District Attorney of Clark County, for Respondent.


OPINION

THOMPSON, Chief Justice.

During the mid-afternoon of May 4, 1965 a bearded man, armed with a gun, entered the office of the Housing Authority in Las Vegas. He directed the employee on duty to open the safe and turn over the money on hand. She did as directed, and the thief left with about $600.

Later the same day Harold Gates Gordon was registered under another name at the Branding Iron Motel, Unit No. 7. At approximately 11 p.m. that evening...

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