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Guidry V. State, 138 Nev. Adv. Op. 39 (June 2, 2022), Candace Mays
Guidry V. State, 138 Nev. Adv. Op. 39 (June 2, 2022), Candace Mays
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Supreme Court of Nevada, reviewing the case de novo, considered whether the errors committed by the prosecution at trial entitled the appellant to relief from her convictions. The Court held that the ambiguous jury instruction on the count of second-degree murder was a prejudicial error, warranting a reversal of the conviction. As to the charges of robbery, grand larceny, and leaving the scene, for which the appellant was also convicted, claims of prosecutorial misconduct and challenges to the sufficiency of evidence were not sufficient to warrant a reversal. Given the reversal on the second-degree murder charge, however, the Court …
Bennett V. State, 138 Nev. Adv. Op. 29 (Apr. 28, 2022), Anne-Greyson Long
Bennett V. State, 138 Nev. Adv. Op. 29 (Apr. 28, 2022), Anne-Greyson Long
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Years after a jury sentenced Bennett to death, newly discovered evidence was presented. This case thoroughly explains whether a new evidentiary hearing must be granted. The statutory scheme providing for a petition to establish factual innocence is a relatively new addition to Nevada law.[1] Bennett v. State provided an opportunity to address the statutory provisions that guided the district court’s decision whether to order a hearing on this type of petition. The Court clarified two considerations relevant to the pleading requirements a petition must satisfy under NRS 34.960(2)(b): (1) a petition may rely on a witness’s recantation of trial …
Restorative Justice And Anti-Racism, Martha Minow
Restorative Justice And Anti-Racism, Martha Minow
Nevada Law Journal
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No Path Forward: Nevada’S Death Penalty, Randolph M. Fiedler
No Path Forward: Nevada’S Death Penalty, Randolph M. Fiedler
Nevada Law Journal
No abstract provided.