VINCZE v. SHERIFF, COUNTY OF CLARK

No. 5979.

470 P.2d 427 (1970)

Joseph VINCZE, Appellant, v. SHERIFF, COUNTY OF CLARK, the State of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

June 12, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel B. Francovich, Melvin E. Schaengold, Reno, for appellant.

Harvey Dickerson, Atty. Gen., Carson City, George E. Franklin, Jr., Clark County Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, Alan R. Johns, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for respondent.


OPINION

COLLINS, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a denial by the lower court of habeas corpus attacking the jurisdiction of Nevada's courts to try and convict appellant of the felony of obtaining money by false pretenses. We affirm that ruling.

Appellant Joseph Vincze, who engaged in the activities described in this opinion under the alias of Joe Worsham, lived in the Las Vegas, Nevada, area. He met Leland Mecham, the complaining witness, who...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases