LAMB v. BENNETT

No. 6219.

482 P.2d 298 (1971)

RALPH LAMB, SHERIFF OF CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, APPELLANT, v. JAMES TOMMY BENNETT, RESPONDENT.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

March 2, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert List, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Roy A. Woofter, Dist. Atty., and Alan R. Jones, Chief Criminal Deputy Dist. Atty., Addeliar D. Guy, Deputy Dist. Atty., Clark County Courthouse, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Alfred Becker, David Abbatangelo, Las Vegas, for respondent.


OPINION

BATJER, Justice.

The respondent was charged as a principal pursuant to NRS 195.020, by criminal complaint with the crimes of murder, robbery and kidnapping, all arising out of a single incident occurring at the Peyton Place Bar in Las Vegas, Nevada, at approximately 8:00 p.m. on April 18, 1969. During the robbery, the patrons and employees were held at gunpoint. One customer, Calvin Popejoy, was shot and killed, and a considerable amount of money...

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