NIKA v. STATE

No. 27331.

951 P.2d 1047 (1997)

Avram NIKA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Specchio, Public Defender, and John Reese Petty, Chief Appellate Deputy, Washoe County, for Appellant.

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Attorney General, Carson City, Richard A. Gammick, District Attorney, and Terrence P. McCarthy, Deputy, Washoe County, for Respondent.


OPINION

YOUNG, Judge:

Appellant Avram Nika ("Nika") left Aptos, California, where he lived with his wife Rodika, between noon and 1 p.m. on August 26, 1994, and was traveling to Chicago so that he could fly from there to Romania to visit his sick mother. Nika's car was full of clothes, tools, electronic items, and a small television. According to Rodika, Nika was from Romania and spoke fluent Serbo-Croatian, spoke almost fluent Romanian, and spoke...

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