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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 Barry V. Lindner, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 45, Matt Wagner
Summary Of Barry V. Lindner, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 45, Matt Wagner
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
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Summary Of Seres V. Lerner, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 95, Sally L. Galati
Summary Of Seres V. Lerner, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 95, Sally L. Galati
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The sister of a manslaughter victim, on her mother’s behalf, brought an action against the felon, who wrote a book regarding the killing of the victim, seeking to recover the felon’s book proceeds under the Nevada “Son of Sam” law. The district court found the applicable Nevada statute to be unconstitutional and dismissed the plaintiff’s action. Plaintiff appealed.
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 Dayside Inc. V. District Court, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 48, Nevada Law Journal
Summary Of Dayside Inc. V. District Court, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 48, Nevada Law Journal
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
General contractor’s petition for writ of mandamus or certiorari against partial summary judgment granted by the First Judicial District Court, State of Nevada, dismissing mechanic’s lien against property owner.
Summary Of Dayside Inc. V. District Court, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 48, Nevada Law Journal
Summary Of Dayside Inc. V. District Court, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 48, Nevada Law Journal
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
General contractor’s petition for writ of mandamus or certiorari against partial summary judgment granted by the First Judicial District Court, State of Nevada, dismissing mechanic’s lien against property owner.
Summary Of Maki V. Chong, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 46, Hilary Barrett
Summary Of Maki V. Chong, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 46, Hilary Barrett
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a district court order applying the statutory homestead exemption to a debtor’s real property.
Summary Of Evans V. Samuels, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 42, Hilary Barrett
Summary Of Evans V. Samuels, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 42, Hilary Barrett
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a district court order granting summary judgment in a quiet title action.
Summary Of Keife V. Logan, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 41, James Davis
Summary Of Keife V. Logan, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 41, James Davis
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from an order of the Second Judicial District Court, State of Nevada, finding that Defendant and underlying landowner was the rightful owner of a former railroad right-of-way under 43 U.S.C.S. §912, because the underlying landowner had purchased the underlying land and right-of-way from the railroad, which had been granted the right-of-way by the United States.
Summary Of Schneider V. County Of Elko, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 43, Hilary Barrett
Summary Of Schneider V. County Of Elko, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 43, Hilary Barrett
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a district court order dismissing a property owner’s complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
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 Meyer V. State, 119 Nev. Adv. Rep. 61, Timothy W. Roehrs
Summary Of Meyer V. State, 119 Nev. Adv. Rep. 61, Timothy W. Roehrs
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
“The right to trial by jury, if it is to mean anything, must mean the right to a fair and impartial jury. A litigant is therefore entitled to a jury composed of 12 impartial jurors; …a party has the right to have that decision, whether for or against him, based on the honest deliberations of 12 such individuals.”2 The legitimacy of our justice system hinges on the fact that the results of trials, as dictated by a jury of one’s peers, remain free from the taint of extrinsic evidence and are grounded solely on the evidence presented by the parties …
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 Houston V. Bank Of America Federal Savings Bank, Amy A. Johnson
Summary Of Houston V. Bank Of America Federal Savings Bank, Amy A. Johnson
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appellants Edward R. Houston and Regina Houston paid David Boone $740,000 for investment services, which Boone converted to his own use. In May 1998, Boone and his wife Donna divorced and Boone quitclaimed real property to Donna. Norwest Mortgage, Respondent Bank of America’s predecessor, held a deed of trust on the real property for $342,000. That same month, the Houstons filed a complaint against Boone to recover their $740,000. The Houstons filed a notice of lis pendens in the Clark County Recorder’s Office on June 1, 1998 and filed an ex parte motion with the district court directing the issuance …
Summary Of In The Matter Of T.R. V. Nevada Div. Of Child And Family Services, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. 67, Kathleen Hamers
Summary Of In The Matter Of T.R. V. Nevada Div. Of Child And Family Services, 119 Nev. Adv. Op. 67, Kathleen Hamers
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
T.R., a fourteen-year-old boy at the time of the incident, was charged with sodomy against a four-year-old boy, forcing the boy to orally copulate him, and orally copulating the boy. An evidentiary hearing was conducted by a district court hearing master who concluded that there was clear and convincing evidence T.R. sodomized the four-year-old boy, and that he forced the four-year-old boy to orally copulate him. The district court agreed with the hearing master, entered an order with the hearing master’s findings, and dismissed the remaining charge. T.R. moved for a rehearing based on inadmissible and unreliable hearsay statements, which …
Summary Of John V. Douglas County Sch. Dist., 125 Nev. Adv. Op. 55, Derrick Harris
Summary Of John V. Douglas County Sch. Dist., 125 Nev. Adv. Op. 55, Derrick Harris
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a Ninth Judicial District Court order granting a special motion to dismiss under Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statute, in an employment matter.
Summary Of Las Vegas Downtown Redev. Agency V. Pappas, Sally L. Galati
Summary Of Las Vegas Downtown Redev. Agency V. Pappas, Sally L. Galati
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
In November 1985, the City of Las Vegas Downtown Redevelopment Agency (Agency) was created to evaluate and determine whether redevelopment was necessary to combat physical, social, or economic blight in various sections of the city. The Agency identified conditions in downtown Las Vegas constituting “blight” within the definition of NRS §279.388, and considered and approved a redevelopment plan (Plan) with the purpose of eliminating blight and to encourage businesses and individuals to return to a safe downtown area with adequate parking and facilities. Although the Pappases’ property was included within the Plan, no one, including the Pappases, challenged the Plan …
Summary Of Nittinger V. Holman, Cami Perkins
Summary Of Nittinger V. Holman, Cami Perkins
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Respondents, Dedric Holman and Christina Edwards, were gambling at the Gold Coast Hotel when a physical confrontation arose between John Nittinger, a security guard, and Holman. When Holman tried to run, security officers pursued him and held him to the ground. According to Holman’s testimony, the guards made racial slurs, punched, kicked and beat him. The security shift supervisor was present during part of the incident. The district court instructed the jury that it could find the Gold Coast liable for punitive damages if a “managerial agent” authorized or ratified the guards’ conduct. The jury awarded respondents $198,000 in compensatory …
Summary Of Preferred Equities Corp. V. State Eng’R, James Davis
Summary Of Preferred Equities Corp. V. State Eng’R, James Davis
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from an order of the Fifth Judicial District Court, State of Nevada, denying petition for judicial review of State Engineer Ruling No. 4499. State Engineer Ruling No. 4499 rejected Petitioner’s application to change the diversion point and usage of certain water rights that they owned. Denial of application was based on mootness; applicant no longer owned water rights in question.
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. Dist. Ct., 119 Nev. Adv. Op. 68, Kathleen Hamers
Summary Of State V. Dist. Ct., 119 Nev. Adv. Op. 68, Kathleen Hamers
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Petition for writ of mandamus to prevent enforcement of family court order compelling release of names and addresses of the natural and adoptive parents of the siblings of A.M.S. (real party in interest), a minor child.
Summary Of Edington V. Edington, 119 Nev. Adv. Rep. 62, Z. Ryan Pahnke
Summary Of Edington V. Edington, 119 Nev. Adv. Rep. 62, Z. Ryan Pahnke
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a district court order denying a motion to modify a divorce decree and denying a motion for attorney fees.
Summary Of Harris Assoc. V. Clark County Sch. Dist., Beth Rosenblum
Summary Of Harris Assoc. V. Clark County Sch. Dist., Beth Rosenblum
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a judgment by the Eighth Judicial District Court, State of Nevada, denying the appellant’s motion to compel arbitration.
Summary Of Huntington V. Mila, Incorporated, Amy A. Johnson
Summary Of Huntington V. Mila, Incorporated, Amy A. Johnson
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from an Eighth Judicial District Court, Las Vegas Nevada order certified as final under NRCP 54(b) granting Respondent Mila’s motion for partial summary judgment to dismiss Appellant Huntington’s third party complaint.
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 Meridian Gold Co. V. State Ex Rel Dep’T Of Tax., Beth Rosenblum
Summary Of Meridian Gold Co. V. State Ex Rel Dep’T Of Tax., Beth Rosenblum
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from judgment of the Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County, affirming a Nevada Department of Taxation tax deficiency determination.
Summary Of Matter Of T.R., 119 Nev. Adv. Op. 67, Kathleen Hamers
Summary Of Matter Of T.R., 119 Nev. Adv. Op. 67, Kathleen Hamers
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from the Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Court Division order finding a juvenile delinquent for sexual assault of a victim under the age of fourteen.