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Summary Of State V. Bennett, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 63, Shane Jasmine Young
Summary Of State V. Bennett, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 63, Shane Jasmine Young
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal and cross-appeal from a district court order granting in part and denying in part Defendant’s post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus in a capital case.
Summary Of Smith V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 96, Sally L. Galati
Summary Of Smith V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 96, Sally L. Galati
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Defendant appealed from a judgment of conviction for one count of burglary following a jury verdict. Defendant’s primary contention was that the district court erred in refusing his proffered jury instruction on the lesser crime of trespass.
Summary Of Camacho V. State, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 47, Hilary Barrett
Summary Of Camacho V. State, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 47, Hilary Barrett
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence entered after a guilty plea.
Summary Of State V. Bayard, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 29, Melanie Koep
Summary Of State V. Bayard, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 29, Melanie Koep
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Expedited appeal from an order of the Second Judicial District Court, State of Nevada, granting a motion to suppress evidence of narcotics obtained by searching defendant after arrest for two minor traffic violations.-flas
Summary Of Buchanan V. State, Akke Levin
Summary Of Buchanan V. State, Akke Levin
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a judgment by the Second Judicial District Court of Washoe County, convicting Denise Dianna Buchanan of two counts of first-degree murder.
Summary Of Daniel V. State, Clarke Walton
Summary Of Daniel V. State, Clarke Walton
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appellant, Donald M. Mosely, shot and killed Frederick Washington and Mark Payne. At the same time, Terhain Woods and Antione Hall were also shot by Mosely, but both survived. On July 28, 1997, Moseley was convicted in district court of firstdegree murder, attempted murder with use of a deadly weapon, and burglary while in possession of a firearm. During Mosely’s trial, a number of errors occurred, which brought rise to this appeal. Because of these cumulative errors, the Nevada Supreme Court reversed appellant’s conviction and remanded the case for a new trial. In analyzing the issues raised by appellant on …
Summary Of Hathaway V. State, Melanie Koep
Summary Of Hathaway V. State, Melanie Koep
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Proper person appeal from an order of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Honorable John S. McGroarty, denying appellant’s post-conviction petition for writ of habeas corpus.
Summary Of Mack V. State, Kristen L. Gallagher
Summary Of Mack V. State, Kristen L. Gallagher
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
A neighbor found Betty May murdered in her room at a boarding house. An autopsy determined that May died by strangulation and suffered a traumatic sexual penetration just prior to her death. Semen and blood samples were taken from May’s body and clothing at the time of her death, and after twelve years passed, a detective ordered DNA testing of the evidence. Defendant Daryl Linnie Mack was charged with the first-degree murder of Betty May. Law enforcement obtained a blood and saliva sample from Mack at two different times during the investigation. Both the semen and the blood stains matched …
Summary Of Salazar V. State, Rick Rawson
Summary Of Salazar V. State, Rick Rawson
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from district court judgment of conviction on one count of battery with use of a deadly weapon with substantial bodily harm, one count of battery with a deadly weapon, and one count of mayhem with use of a deadly weapon.
Summary Of State V. Gameros-Perez, Mike Feliciano
Summary Of State V. Gameros-Perez, Mike Feliciano
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Jose Simon Gameros-Perez and Isidro Benitez-Medina, Respondents, were believed to be in possession of illegal narcotics and paraphernalia in their apartment. The Washoe County Sheriff telephonically applied for and obtained a warrant to search the respondents’ apartment pursuant to NRS 179.045(2). The magistrate issued the warrant based on sworn oral statements that were later transcribed. The warrant contained a statement that probable cause existed to believe the respondents were in possession of illegal narcotics and paraphernalia. It did not, however, contain an actual recitation of the probable cause for the search. Upon execution of the warrant, heroin was found in …
Summary Of West V. State, Amanda Yen
Summary Of West V. State, Amanda Yen
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
On February 5, 2001, the general manager of Canyon Gate Mini Storage discovered the decomposing body of Christine Smith in the storage unit owned by Smith and her daughter, appellant Brookey Lee West. Smith’s body was sealed in a garbage can wrapped with duct tape, garbage bags and cellophane wrap. A white plastic bag, knotted at the back of her head, covered Smith’s nose and mouth. Upon searching West’s apartment, police discovered Smith’s bank statements. The police determined that there were numerous ATM withdrawals on Smith’s bank account after February 1998, when Smith was last seen alive. West was charged …