WASHINGTON v. STATE

No. 36589.

30 P.3d 1134 (2001)

Charles Edward WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

As Amended November 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Specchio, Public Defender, and Cheryl D. Bond, Deputy Public Defender, Washoe County, for Appellant.

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

Before SHEARING, AGOSTI and ROSE, JJ.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

This case is one primarily of statutory interpretation—whether NRS 453.332, which renders the sale of an imitation controlled substance a misdemeanor, repeals by implication NRS 453.323, which renders the sale of an imitation controlled substance a felony. We conclude that these two statutes proscribe the same conduct, and because NRS 453.332 was enacted after NRS 453.323, NRS 453...

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