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Summary Of Martin V. Martin, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 38, Jeff Hall Jan 2004

Summary Of Martin V. Martin, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 38, Jeff Hall

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Appeal from a district court order awarding primary physical custody to the father of a twelve year-old child because the mother was interfering with the father’s visitation rights and the father’s remarriage court found a change of circumstances in the custodial parent’s situation.

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Summary Of Martinez V. State, Scott Whittemore Jan 2004

Summary Of Martinez V. State, Scott Whittemore

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Gina Martinez appealed a district court order denying her motion for return of money deposited as bail.

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Summary Of Mcconnell V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 105, Nevada Law Journal Jan 2004

Summary Of Mcconnell V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 105, Nevada Law Journal

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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 …

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Summary Of Means V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 101, Justin L. Carley Jan 2004

Summary Of Means V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 101, Justin L. Carley

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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 …

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Summary Of Pineda V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep 24, James Davis Jan 2004

Summary Of Pineda V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep 24, James Davis

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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.

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Summary Of Rickard V. Montgomery Ward & Co., 120 Nev. Ad. Op. 54, Amanda Yen Jan 2004

Summary Of Rickard V. Montgomery Ward & Co., 120 Nev. Ad. Op. 54, Amanda Yen

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On January 23, 1993, appellant David Rickard was involved in an incident at the Montgomery Ward store. On April 20, 1993, he filed a complaint in the Clark County District Court alleging various claims against the store. Approximately four years after the complaint was filed in court, Ward filed a chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding with the United States Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware. In accordance with federal bankruptcy law, Rickard’s action in the Nevada district court was stayed. On August 25, 1998, Rickard filed a motion for relief from stay in order to further his action against Ward. …

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Summary Of Ringle V. Bruton, Kirk Reynolds Jan 2004

Summary Of Ringle V. Bruton, Kirk Reynolds

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Ringle was the owner of the Stagecoach Casino and Hotel in Beatty, Nevada and hired Bruton in June 1992 to work as the general manager of the facility. Bruton agreed to a two-year contract with an annual gross salary of $44,990 as well as $1,800 in monthly bonuses provided certain goals were reached. Bruton was employed at the Stagecoach for four years. After two years, the parties did not execute a new contract, nor did they renew the old contract. After the contract expired in 1994, Ringle provided Bruton with a company car as well as periodic raises for which …

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Summary Of Rudin V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 17, Mike Feliciano Jan 2004

Summary Of Rudin V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 17, Mike Feliciano

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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 …

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Summary Of State Ex Rel. Dep’T Of Transp. V. Pub. Employees’ Retirement Sys., 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 4, Justen Ericksen Jan 2004

Summary Of State Ex Rel. Dep’T Of Transp. V. Pub. Employees’ Retirement Sys., 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 4, Justen Ericksen

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Appeal from a district court order granting a petition for writ of mandamus in favor Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada (PERS) directing state agency to pay PERS for back employee and employer contributions to the retirement system plus interest on behalf of five archeologists whom the agency treated as independent contractors rather than employees.

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Summary Of State V. Dist. Ct. (Romano), Christina Wang Jan 2004

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 …

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Summary Of State V. Williams, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 52, Scott Whittemore Jan 2004

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.

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Summary Of State, Department Of Transportation V. Cowan, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 90, Beth Rosenblum Jan 2004

Summary Of State, Department Of Transportation V. Cowan, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 90, Beth Rosenblum

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Appeal and cross-appeal from a judgment of the Eighth Judicial District Court, State of Nevada, awarding damages to the lessee of property condemned by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT).

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Summary Of State, Div. Child & Family Servs. V. Dist. Ct., 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 50, Shane Jasmine Young Jan 2004

Summary Of State, Div. Child & Family Servs. V. Dist. Ct., 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 50, Shane Jasmine Young

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The State sought a writ of mandamus or prohibition challenging the district court’s oral contempt order and sanctions.

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Summary Of Stratosphere Gaming Corp. V. Las Vegas, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 59, Z. Ryan Pahnke Jan 2004

Summary Of Stratosphere Gaming Corp. V. Las Vegas, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 59, Z. Ryan Pahnke

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Appeal challenging the Las Vegas City Council’s denial of Stratosphere’s site development plan application to develop a proposed ride. Stratosphere petitioned the district court for a writ of mandamus which was denied and filed a complaint for declaratory relief which was dismissed.

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Summary Of The Doctors Company V. Vincent, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 71, Justen Ericksen Jan 2004

Summary Of The Doctors Company V. Vincent, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 71, Justen Ericksen

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Appeal by insurer from a district court order approving insurance agent’s settlement with insured. Insurer contended that the district court abused its discretion in approving agent’s settlement which effectively cut off insurer’s claims against agent for contribution and implied indemnity.

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Summary Of Traffic Control Services V. United Rentals, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 19, Christopher Carson Jan 2004

Summary Of Traffic Control Services V. United Rentals, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 19, Christopher Carson

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Philip A. Burkhardt and his employer, Traffic Control Services (Traffic Control) appealed the issuance of a preliminary injunction enforcing a noncompetiton covenant in favor of United Rentals (United), the purchaser of the corporate assets of NES Trench Shoring (NES), Burkhardt’s former employer. The main issue on appeal was Burkhardt’s contention that the covenant not to compete he made with NES could not be assigned during a corporate sale absent some consideration. Burkhardt, Traffic Control, United, and NES all specialize in renting and selling trench shoring equipment to underground construction contractors in the greater Las Vegas area. During 1999 and 2000 …

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Summary Of Trustees Of The Plumbers And Pipefitters, Christina H. Wang Jan 2004

Summary Of Trustees Of The Plumbers And Pipefitters, Christina H. Wang

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Appeal from a district court order granting summary judgment to trustee for bond amount after principal, employer of union workers, failed to pay requisite contributions and filed for bankruptcy.

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Summary Of United Nat’L Ins. Co. V. Frontier Ins. Co., Matt Wagner Jan 2004

Summary Of United Nat’L Ins. Co. V. Frontier Ins. Co., Matt Wagner

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

This case addresses an insurance company’s duties to defend and indemnify an insured under a comprehensive general liability (“CGL”) insurance policy. The court reviews the issue by examining the language of the specific CGL policy.

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Summary Of Vest V. State, 120 Nev. Ad. Op. 75, Amanda Yen Jan 2004

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.

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Summary Of Williams V. Williams, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 64, Justen Ericksen Jan 2004

Summary Of Williams V. Williams, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 64, Justen Ericksen

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Husband appealed the decision of the district court granting annulment and awarding wife one-half of jointly held property and spousal support.

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Summary Of Zabeti V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 60, Z. Ryan Pahnke Jan 2004

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.

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Summary Of Zhang V. Eighth Judicial Dist. Ct., 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 104, Christopher Carson Jan 2004

Summary Of Zhang V. Eighth Judicial Dist. Ct., 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 104, Christopher Carson

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On February 1, 2004, Lanlin Zhang contracted to buy former realtor Frank Sorichetti’s Las Vegas home for $532,500. On February 3, 2004 Sorichetti told Zhang that he was terminating the sale “to stay in the home a little longer.” Sorichetti then stated that he would sell Zhang the home if she paid more money. Zhang agreed and another contract was drafted that same day reciting a sales price of $578,000. On February 16, 2004, Sorichetti notified Zhang that a murder had occurred in the home several years earlier, and that Zhang could cancel the sales contract if she desired. Subsequently, …

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Duplex Doppler Sonographic Assessment Of The Effects Of Diethylcarbamazine And Albendazole Therapy On Adult Filarial Worms And Adjacent Host Tissues In Bancroftian Filariasis, Omar Hussein, Maged El Setouhy, Ehab S. Ahmed, Amr M. Kandil, Reda M.R. Ramzy, Hanan Helmy, Gary J. Weil Jan 2004

Duplex Doppler Sonographic Assessment Of The Effects Of Diethylcarbamazine And Albendazole Therapy On Adult Filarial Worms And Adjacent Host Tissues In Bancroftian Filariasis, Omar Hussein, Maged El Setouhy, Ehab S. Ahmed, Amr M. Kandil, Reda M.R. Ramzy, Hanan Helmy, Gary J. Weil

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A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Single- And Multi-Dose Combination Therapy With Diethylcarbamazine And Albendazole For Treatment Of Bancroftian Filariasis, Maged El Setouhy, Reda M.R. Ramzy, Ehab S. Ahmed, Amr M. Kandil, Omar Hussain, Hoda A. Farid, Hanan Helmy, Gary J. Weil Jan 2004

A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Single- And Multi-Dose Combination Therapy With Diethylcarbamazine And Albendazole For Treatment Of Bancroftian Filariasis, Maged El Setouhy, Reda M.R. Ramzy, Ehab S. Ahmed, Amr M. Kandil, Omar Hussain, Hoda A. Farid, Hanan Helmy, Gary J. Weil

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A Missense Mutation In The Γd Crystallin Gene (Crygd) Associated With Autosomal Dominant "Coral-Like" Cataract Linked To Chromosome 2q, Donna S. Mackay, Usha P. Andley, Alan Shiels Jan 2004

A Missense Mutation In The Γd Crystallin Gene (Crygd) Associated With Autosomal Dominant "Coral-Like" Cataract Linked To Chromosome 2q, Donna S. Mackay, Usha P. Andley, Alan Shiels

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Integrated And Sequence-Ordered Bac- And Yac-Based Physical Maps For The Rat Genome, John Wallis, Tina Graves, Dan Layman, Derek Albracht, Jonathon Davito, Tony Gaige, Kelly Mead, Jason Walker, Mandeep Sekhon, Ladeana Hillier, Wes Warren, Elaine Mardis, John D. Mcpherson, Richard Wilson, Et Al Jan 2004

Integrated And Sequence-Ordered Bac- And Yac-Based Physical Maps For The Rat Genome, John Wallis, Tina Graves, Dan Layman, Derek Albracht, Jonathon Davito, Tony Gaige, Kelly Mead, Jason Walker, Mandeep Sekhon, Ladeana Hillier, Wes Warren, Elaine Mardis, John D. Mcpherson, Richard Wilson, Et Al

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Analysis Of Human Mrnas With The Reference Genome Sequence Reveals Potential Errors, Polymorphisms, And Rna Editing, Terrence S. Furey, Mark Diekhans, Yontao Lu, Tina A. Graves, Lachlan Oddy, Jennifer Randall-Maher, Ladeana W. Hillier, Richard K. Wilson, David Haussler Jan 2004

Analysis Of Human Mrnas With The Reference Genome Sequence Reveals Potential Errors, Polymorphisms, And Rna Editing, Terrence S. Furey, Mark Diekhans, Yontao Lu, Tina A. Graves, Lachlan Oddy, Jennifer Randall-Maher, Ladeana W. Hillier, Richard K. Wilson, David Haussler

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Gene Prediction And Verification In A Compact Genome With Numerous Small Introns, Aaron E. Tenney, Randall H. Brown, Charles Vaske, Jennifer K. Lodge, Tamara L. Doering, Michael R. Brent Jan 2004

Gene Prediction And Verification In A Compact Genome With Numerous Small Introns, Aaron E. Tenney, Randall H. Brown, Charles Vaske, Jennifer K. Lodge, Tamara L. Doering, Michael R. Brent

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Genetic Effects On Alcohol Dependence Risk : Re-Evaluating The Importance Of Psychiatric And Other Heritable Risk Factors, Valerie S. Knopik, Andrew C. Heath, Pamela A F Madden, Kathleen K. Bucholz, Wendy S. Slutske, Elliot C. Nelson, Dixie Statham, John B. Whitfield, Nicholas G. Martin Jan 2004

Genetic Effects On Alcohol Dependence Risk : Re-Evaluating The Importance Of Psychiatric And Other Heritable Risk Factors, Valerie S. Knopik, Andrew C. Heath, Pamela A F Madden, Kathleen K. Bucholz, Wendy S. Slutske, Elliot C. Nelson, Dixie Statham, John B. Whitfield, Nicholas G. Martin

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Dynamics Of The Ire Rna Hairpin Loop Probed By 2-Aminopurine Fluorescence And Stochastic Dynamics Simulations, Kathleen B. Hall, Jeremy Williams Jan 2004

Dynamics Of The Ire Rna Hairpin Loop Probed By 2-Aminopurine Fluorescence And Stochastic Dynamics Simulations, Kathleen B. Hall, Jeremy Williams

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