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Summary Of State V. Kincade, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 102, Shaina Plaksin
Summary Of State V. Kincade, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 102, Shaina Plaksin
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined whether the district court properly excluded evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant that did not comply with NRS 179.045(5) because it failed to include either a statement of probable cause or the affidavit upon which probable cause was based.
Summary Of Perez V. State, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 90, Collin Jayne
Summary Of Perez V. State, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 90, Collin Jayne
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined the admissibility of expert testimony on “grooming behavior” by accused sexual offenders and the effect that this behavior has on child victims.
Summary Of Holmes V. State, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 59, Brian Vasek
Summary Of Holmes V. State, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 59, Brian Vasek
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined whether the fairness of a criminal trial was compromised by the district court’s admission into evidence of: (1) rap lyrics that the accused wrote while in jail; (2) a co-conspirator’s out-of-court statement that the accused “went off” and “just started shooting”; and (3) unwarned statements that the accused made to Nevada detectives who interviewed him out of state.
Summary Of Rugamas V. Eighth Judicial District Court, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 46, Brittany K. Puzey
Summary Of Rugamas V. Eighth Judicial District Court, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 46, Brittany K. Puzey
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Original petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition challenging a district court order denying a pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus based on alleged deficiencies in the grand jury proceedings.
Summary Of Newman V. State, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 24, Sara Stephan
Summary Of Newman V. State, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 24, Sara Stephan
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a jury conviction in the Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County, of battery by strangulation and willfully endangering a child as a result of child abuse. The Nevada Supreme Court addressed two issues both rooted in NRS 48.045’s prohibition against using character or prior-bad-act evidence to prove criminal propensity. The defendant did not mount a conventional accidental injury defense to the child abuse charge and admitted to possessing an aggressive character, eliminating the relevance for evidence showing this to be true.