SCOTT v. STATE

No. 5514.

444 P.2d 902 (1968)

Gregory SCOTT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

September 12, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Hoy, Reno, for appellant.

Harvey Dickerson, Atty. Gen., Carson City, William J. Raggio, Dist. Atty., and Virgil D. Dutt, Deputy Dist. Atty., Reno, for respondent.


OPINION

ZENOFF, Justice.

In this case the petitioner, Gregory Scott, contends that he is denied a speedy trial because the State filed only one felony charge against him when the prosecutor had sufficient evidence to formally accuse him of four more. The question is, when an accused is arrested and charged with one crime and at the same time the State has information sufficient to charge him with four more, must the State file all of the charges or may some...

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