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SMITHART v. STATE

No. 6089.

478 P.2d 576 (1970)

John Wesley SMITHART, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 30, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brown & Meredith, Reno, for appellant.

Harvey Dickerson, Atty. Gen., Carson City, William J. Raggio, Dist. Atty., and Kathleen M. Wall, Deputy Dist. Atty., Reno, for respondent.

OPINION

BATJER, Justice.

The appellant was convicted by a jury of the possession of a narcotic drug and the possession of a dangerous drug, in violation of NRS 453.030 and NRS 454.395.

On February 8, 1969, Sheila Summers, a police informant and auxiliary policewoman for the Reno Police Department, met Carol Hoag at the Ranch House, located in Reno, Nevada. They went to cabin No. 3 at the Ranch House where Carol Hoag revealed that she had some marijuana...

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