TELLIS v. STATE

No. 5859.

462 P.2d 526 (1969)

Melvin TELLIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 15, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Santini, Public Defender and Robert G. Legakes, Deputy Public Defender, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Harvey Dickerson, Atty. Gen., Carson City, George E. Franklin, Jr., Dist. Atty., and Melvyn T. Harmon, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for respondent.


OPINION

MOWBRAY, Justice.

A jury found Melvin Tellis guilty of the crime of burglary. He has appealed, asserting that insufficient evidence was adduced at the trial to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. We reject this contention, and we affirm the judgment of conviction.

It has been well established that where there is substantial evidence in the record to support the verdict of the jury, it will not be overturned by an appellate court...

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