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Summary Of Hidalgo V. District Court, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 59, Barbra E. Zess
Summary Of Hidalgo V. District Court, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 59, Barbra E. Zess
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Luis Hidalgo III and Anabel Espindola, awaiting a capital murder trial, made a petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition challenging the alleged aggravating circumstances (solicitation to commit murder) as not being “a felony involving the use or threat of violence to the person of another,” as required by NRS 200.033(2)(b). The other aggravator, murder to receive money, was successfully challenged as violating SCR 250(4)(c) requirements.
Summary Of Wilson V. State Of Nevada, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 54, Tanya Gaylord
Summary Of Wilson V. State Of Nevada, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 54, Tanya Gaylord
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Dewey V. State, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 47, Nevada Law Journal
Summary Of Dewey V. State, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 47, Nevada Law Journal
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Ryan V. Dist. Ct., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 42, Katie Maw
Summary Of Ryan V. Dist. Ct., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 42, Katie Maw
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Petition for a writ of mandamus challenging a district court’s order denying petitioner’s motion to substitute counsel.
Summary Of Witherow V. State, Bd. Of Parole Comm’Rs, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 33, Tyler Ure
Summary Of Witherow V. State, Bd. Of Parole Comm’Rs, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 33, Tyler Ure
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This case is an appeal from a district court order dismissing a complaint that challenged a parole board proceeding under Nevada’s Open Meeting Law.‡Ìq
Summary Of Nay V. State, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 35, Tyler James Watson
Summary Of Nay V. State, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 35, Tyler James Watson
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a judgment of conviction, upon a jury verdict, of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon and robbery with the use of a deadly weapon.
Summary Of Gallegos V. State, 123 Nev. Advanced Opinion 31, Matthew Engle
Summary Of Gallegos V. State, 123 Nev. Advanced Opinion 31, Matthew Engle
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appellant Albert Gallegos was charged under NRS 202.360(1)(b),2 in 2004, with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after police arrested him at his home in Clark County and found a firearm inside that home. That charge was based on a 1998 felony warrant issued by a California superior court. The California court issued the warrant when Gallegos failed to appear for sentencing after pleading nolo contendere to seven felony charges. At his Nevada trial, Gallegos testified that he did not appear for his sentencing hearing because the California superior court told him when he entered his plea that …
Summary Of State V. Ruscetta, Nev. Adv. Op. No. 32, Krystallin Hernandez
Summary Of State V. Ruscetta, Nev. Adv. Op. No. 32, Krystallin Hernandez
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a district court’s order granting a defendant’s motion to suppress evidence found by a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer during a consensual vehicle search.
Summary Of Schuster V. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., Nev. Adv. Op. No. 23, Sherry Moore
Summary Of Schuster V. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., Nev. Adv. Op. No. 23, Sherry Moore
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Petitioner filed a writ of mandamus or prohibition on the ground that the District Court improperly denied petitioner’s writ of habeas corpus and/or motion to dismiss the indictment based on the State’s improper refusal to instruct the grand jury on the law of self-defense.
Summary Of Johnson V. State, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 17, Michael J. Gayan
Summary Of Johnson V. State, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 17, Michael J. Gayan
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appellant Jeffrey Lee Johnson communicated via the Internet with several undercover law enforcement officers who he thought were 14-year-old girls. Based on the nature of the conversations, Johnson was charged under the attempt provision of NRS 201.560.2 Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of violating NRS 201.560 and failed to file a direct appeal. Johnson filed a post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the district court, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel. Johnson argued that his counsel was ineffective for not arguing that it was impossible for Johnson to violate the attempt provision of NRS 201.560 because no …
Dwi And Drugs: A Look At Per Se Laws For Marijuana, Charles R. Cordova, Jr.
Dwi And Drugs: A Look At Per Se Laws For Marijuana, Charles R. Cordova, Jr.
Nevada Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Summary Of Hightower V. Statehightower V. State, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 7, Shauna Welsh
Summary Of Hightower V. Statehightower V. State, 123 Nev. Adv. Op. 7, Shauna Welsh
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appellant Dennis Lydell Hightower appeals his conviction on the grounds that the district court erred when it denied his request to allow an incarcerated defense witness to appear at trial in civilian clothing. Hightower was convicted of one count each of gross misdemeanor conspiracy to commit larceny, gross misdemeanor unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, and felony conspiracy to commit robbery. When the victim stopped his car to help an apparent stranded bicyclist, Hightower’s codefendant, Derrick Farr, knocked the victim to the ground after repeatedly striking him in the face. While on the ground, Hightower took the victim’s wallet and …