HERNANDEZ v. STATE

No. 7426.

519 P.2d 107 (1974)

Luis Lorenzo HERNANDEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

February 6, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter L. Flangas, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Robert List, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Roy A. Woofter, Dist. Atty., and Charles L. Garner, Chief Deputy Dist. Atty., and Addeliar D. Guy, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

The appellant, a juvenile, was certified to stand trial as an adult for the crime of involuntary manslaughter. Certification is authorized if the crime charged "would be a felony if committed by an adult," NRS 62.080. Since the punishment for involuntary manslaughter may be either state prison confinement, a felony, or county jail confinement, a gross misdemeanor [NRS 200.090], the appellant contends that certification is impermissible...

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