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Summary Of Bergna V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 92, Kristen T. Gallagher
Summary Of Bergna V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 92, Kristen T. Gallagher
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Butler V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 93, Sally L. Galati
Summary Of Butler V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 93, Sally L. Galati
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Defendant appealed his conviction on two counts of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon, for which he received a sentence of death.
Summary Of Maiola V. State Of Nevada, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 76, Clarke Walton
Summary Of Maiola V. State Of Nevada, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 76, Clarke Walton
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Petition for rehearing in an appeal from a district court order denying a motion for return of property under NRS 179.085.
Summary Of Allred V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 47, Hilary Barrett Muckleroy
Summary Of Allred V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 47, Hilary Barrett Muckleroy
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Bailey V. State, Scott Whittemore
Summary Of Bailey V. State, Scott Whittemore
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of State V. Dist. Ct. (Epperson), 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 30, Angela Morrison
Summary Of State V. Dist. Ct. (Epperson), 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 30, Angela Morrison
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The State sought a writ of mandamus or prohibition to prevent the district court from ordering the State, as part of discovery pursuant to a criminal case, to turn over a copy of a child pornography videotape to the defense counsel.
Summary Of Morgan V. State, 120 Nev. Adv.Op.No.25, Ronda Heilig
Summary Of Morgan V. State, 120 Nev. Adv.Op.No.25, Ronda Heilig
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
A police officer’s arrest for misdemeanor traffic offenses is not arbitrary or unreasonable when the officer has “reasonable and probable grounds to believe the defendant will disregard written notice to appear in court.”2
Summary Of Browning V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 39, Nevada Law Journal
Summary Of Browning V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 39, Nevada Law Journal
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a petition for post-conviction relief dismissed by the Eighth Judicial District Court, State of Nevada, finding that Petitioner “received effective assistance of counsel and that his other claims were procedurally barred.”
Summary Of Molina V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 21, Jeff Hall
Summary Of Molina V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 21, Jeff Hall
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This case involves an appeal of a conviction entered on guilty pleas negotiated with the state. The defendant, Molina, alleged that he plead guilty because his lawyer’s inadequate assistance did not allow him to make an informed decision to plead guilty. He also contended that his attorney violated the attorney-client privilege by divulging communications between him and his attorney.
Summary Of Ebeling V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 50, Scott Whittemore
Summary Of Ebeling V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 50, Scott Whittemore
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The defendant contended that the district court erred in sentencing him on redundant convictions.
Summary Of Johnson V. State, Christina H. Wang
Summary Of Johnson V. State, Christina H. Wang
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a judgment of conviction, pursuant to a guilty plea, of two counts of uttering a forged instrument and one count of principal to commit uttering a forged instrument.
Summary Of Kaczmarek V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 37, James Davis
Summary Of Kaczmarek V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 37, James Davis
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a conviction and sentence of death by jury trial in the Eighth Judicial District Court, State of Nevada, finding the Petitioner “guilty of burglary, robbery, first-degree kidnapping, and first degree murder, all committed with the assistance of a child.”
Summary Of Lara V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 20, Hilary Barrett Muckleroy
Summary Of Lara V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 20, Hilary Barrett Muckleroy
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a district court order denying a post-conviction petition for a write of habeas corpus.
Summary Of Martinez V. State, Scott Whittemore
Summary Of Martinez V. State, Scott Whittemore
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Gina Martinez appealed a district court order denying her motion for return of money deposited as bail.
Summary Of Mcconnell V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 105, Nevada Law Journal
Summary Of Mcconnell V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 105, Nevada Law Journal
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appellant Robert McConnell murdered Brian Pierce in August 2002. The State of Nevada charged McConnell with first-degree murder and sought capital sentencing. The State alleged two theories: deliberate, premeditated murder and felony murder during the perpetration of a burglary. McConnell represented himself, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, and presented a case in mitigation at his penalty hearing. The jury returned a sentence of death. Initially, McConnell moved to waive his appeal but eventually reconsidered and authorized counsel to fully brief all issues on appeal. Specifically, McConnell challenged the propriety of his penalty hearing and death sentence on various grounds. The …
Summary Of Means V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 101, Justin L. Carley
Summary Of Means V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 101, Justin L. Carley
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Clyde Means was charged with one count of open or gross lewdness and three counts of sexual assault upon his nineteen year old son. At trial, the jury was empaneled but the district court conducted a hearing to determine the admissibility of Means’ prior bad acts. Because the district court ruled that the acts were admissible, Means, through his attorneys, negotiated a plea bargain. Means would plead guilty to one count of sexual assault in exchange for dismissal of the other charges. Means was informed that he would face two to twenty years in prison, fines, and be required to …
Summary Of Pineda V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep 24, James Davis
Summary Of Pineda V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep 24, James Davis
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appellant appealed his jury conviction of second-degree murder in the Second Judicial District Court. Appellant raised three issues on appeal. They were: (1) Whether the defendant waived his right to appeal the court’s ruling in limine that his prior felony conviction could be used for impeachment purposes when he introduced his convictions during direct examination. (2) Whether the proper “self-defense” jury instruction was provided to the jury, over the defendants proposed, but rejected, alternative jury instructions. (3) Whether expert testimony is admissible during the penalty phase, when the prospective expert has only generalized knowledge regarding the specifics of the case.
Summary Of Roberts V. State, Christina H. Wang
Summary Of Roberts V. State, Christina H. Wang
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a judgment of conviction, pursuant to a guilty plea, of one count of possession of a controlled substance
Summary Of Rudin V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 17, Mike Feliciano
Summary Of Rudin V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 17, Mike Feliciano
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appellant Margaret Rudin (Rudin) married her husband, Ron, in September of 1987. In January of 1995, Ron’s remains were discovered at Lake Mohave, he apparently had been murdered. Shortly after the discovery of her husband’s body, Rudin boarded a plane to St. Louis, Missouri. On April 17, 1997, Rudin was indicted by the Clark County grand jury on three counts for (1) unauthorized surreptitious intrusion of privacy by listening device, (2) murder with the use of a deadly weapon and (3) accessory to murder. A warrant was then issued for her arrest. Rudin was subsequently apprehended in Massachusetts in November …
Summary Of State V. Catanio, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 103, Christopher Carson
Summary Of State V. Catanio, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 103, Christopher Carson
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This case was an appeal by the State from a district court order dismissing charges of lewdness with a minor for failure to meet an essential element of the test laid out in NRS 201.230. Catanio worked as a teacher’s aide and volunteer track coach at a middle school in Reno, Nevada. During the fall of 2002, Catanio befriended three young boys and began giving them gifts on a daily basis. The gifts escalated from candy to more elaborate, personal and inappropriate objects including video game systems, air pistols, pornographic material and condoms. In December 2002, Catanio escalated the relationship …
Summary Of State V. Dist. Ct. (Romano), Christina Wang
Summary Of State V. Dist. Ct. (Romano), Christina Wang
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Real party in interest Robert Romano is charged in an indictment with four counts of sexual assault of a minor under fourteen years of age and ten counts of lewdness with a child under fourteen years of age. Romano and his girlfriend are the natural parents of the child victim, born May 5, 1997. In November 2002, the child allegedly told her mother that Romano had engaged in inappropriate activities with her. The mother contacted Nevada Child Protective Services and, at that agency’s request, took the child to Sunrise Hospital for evaluation. A pediatric emergency physician at Sunrise testified before …
Summary Of State V. Williams, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 52, Scott Whittemore
Summary Of State V. Williams, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 52, Scott Whittemore
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Following her conviction for six counts of driving with prohibited substance in blood or urine, one count of use of controlled substance, and one count of possession of controlled substance, petitioner sought writ of habeas corpus.
Summary Of Sullivan V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 61, Z. Ryan Pahnke
Summary Of Sullivan V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 61, Z. Ryan Pahnke
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a district court order denying appellant’s post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus to consider whether the district court’s entry of an amended judgment of conviction provided good cause to extend the one-year limitation set forth in NEV. REV. STAT. 34.726(1) for filing a timely post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Summary Of Vest V. State, 120 Nev. Ad. Op. 75, Amanda Yen
Summary Of Vest V. State, 120 Nev. Ad. Op. 75, Amanda Yen
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This case was an appeal from a judgment of conviction, entered pursuant to a jury verdict of one count of burglary, one count of obtaining and using personal identification information of another, one count of fraudulent use of a credit or debit card, and eight counts of possession of a credit card without the cardholder’s consent.
Summary Of Walker V. District Court, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 88, Angela Morrison
Summary Of Walker V. District Court, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 88, Angela Morrison
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Petitioner Sam Walker filed a writ of mandamus with the Nevada Supreme Court to challenge a district court order which granted a motion by the State to unseal Walker’s criminal records. The State brought its motion pursuant to Nevada Revised Statute 179.295.
Summary Of Zabeti V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 60, Z. Ryan Pahnke
Summary Of Zabeti V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 60, Z. Ryan Pahnke
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
After the Eighth Judicial District Court denied defendant’s motion to suppress evidence, he was convicted on a jury’s verdict of possession of a controlled substance. Defendant appealed.