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STATE v. TAPIA

No. 22471.

835 P.2d 22 (1992)

The STATE of Nevada, Appellant, v. Peter Alexander TAPIA, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

July 22, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Dorothy Nash Holmes, Dist. Atty., and Gary Hatlestad, Deputy Dist. Atty., Reno, for appellant.

John C. Morrow, Acting Washoe County Public Defender, and Jane McKenna, Deputy Public Defender, Reno, for respondent.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Peter Tapia (Tapia) was arrested for embezzling $950.00 from the Peppermill Hotel-Casino (Peppermill) in Reno between March 17, 1990, and May 13, 1990.1 The State charged that Tapia, a hotel clerk, would accept money from a hotel guest, keep it for himself, and then reflect the transaction as a "comp" (a complimentary room) on the Peppermill's records.

On June 24, 1991, the first day of trial, Tapia...

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