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MATTHEWS v. STATE

No. 9804.

576 P.2d 1125 (1978)

Jeremiah Paul MATTHEWS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

April 7, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morgan D. Harris, Public Defender, and James B. Gibson, Deputy Public Defender, Clark County, Las Vegas, for appellant.

George E. Holt, Dist. Atty., and H. Leon Simon, Deputy Dist. Atty., Clark County, Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

THOMPSON, Justice:

Matthews seeks review of a judgment entered on jury verdict which found him guilty of burglary. He contends that he was not sufficiently identified as the burglar; that expert testimony regarding the age of his fingerprints found at the crime scene should not have been received; that error occurred when the judge instructed the jury regarding flight. For reasons hereafter expressed, we affirm his conviction.

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