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Summary Of State V. Dist. Ct. (Pullin), 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 54, Katie Maw
Summary Of State V. Dist. Ct. (Pullin), 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 54, Katie Maw
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This case came to the Court on a petition for a writ of mandamus challenging a district court’s order sentencing the real party in interest pursuant to NRS 193.165 amendments, which were made affective after the crimes in question were committed.
Summary Of Hill V. State, 124 Nev., Advance 52, Meredith Holmes
Summary Of Hill V. State, 124 Nev., Advance 52, Meredith Holmes
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Defendant-Appellant argued that the district court improperly denied his motion to dismiss the grand jury indictment and pretrial petition for writ of habeas corpus based on the State’s failure to report grand jury bias.
Summary Of Diomampo V. State Of Nevada, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 41, Tyler James Watson
Summary Of Diomampo V. State Of Nevada, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 41, Tyler James Watson
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a judgment of conviction, upon jury verdict, of one count of mid-level trafficking in a controlled substance.
Summary Of Haney V. State Of Nevada, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 40, Tyler James Watson
Summary Of Haney V. State Of Nevada, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 40, Tyler James Watson
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a district court order denying appellant’s motion to correct an illegal sentence.
Summary Of Hidalgo V. District Court, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. 33, Barbra E. Zess
Summary Of Hidalgo V. District Court, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. 33, Barbra E. Zess
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Petitioner Luis Hidalgo III, awaiting a capital murder trial, successfully 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). Although the court found the other aggravating circumstance, murder to receive money, to be in violation of SCR 250(4)(c) requirements, the court decided to allow the State amend its notice of intent to seek the death penalty to cure the deficiency.
Summary Of Mclellan V. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 25, Tyler Ure
Summary Of Mclellan V. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 25, Tyler Ure
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appellant appeals conviction on 22 counts of sexual assault of a minor under 14 years of age and 20 counts of lewdness with a child under 14 years of age. Appellant argues the district court should not have entered telephone conversation recorded in California into evidence. Appellant also argues that evidence regarding uncharged acts should not have been admitted.
Summary Of Brooks V. State Of Nevada, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. Citation 19, Nevada Law Journal
Summary Of Brooks V. State Of Nevada, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. Citation 19, Nevada Law Journal
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery with the use of a deadly weapon
Summary Of Dozier V. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 12, Alissa Macomber
Summary Of Dozier V. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 12, Alissa Macomber
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from the district court’s denial of a post-conviction petition for writ of habeas corpus.
Summary Of Grey V. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 11, Katie Maw
Summary Of Grey V. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 11, Katie Maw
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a judgment of conviction pursuant to a jury verdict.
Summary Of State V. Lewis, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 13, Holly Ludwig
Summary Of State V. Lewis, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 13, Holly Ludwig
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
State appealed a district court order granting Defendant’s presentence motion to withdraw his guilty plea. The Nevada Supreme Court granted certiorari to determine whether granting a presentence motion to withdraw a guilty plea is independently appealable.
Summary Of Hooks V. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 50 , Nevada Law Journal
Summary Of Hooks V. State, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 50 , Nevada Law Journal
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
No abstract provided.
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 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 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 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 …
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 …
Summary Of Santana V. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 121, Robert Stephens
Summary Of Santana V. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 121, Robert Stephens
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a conviction in the Eighth Judicial District Court of 19 counts of coercion resulting in five consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole and fourteen concurrently running life sentences. Appellant argues that the jury instructions did not instruct the jury to apply the reasonable person test and therefore seeks a new trial.
Summary Of Johnson V. State, Nev. Adv. Op. No. 113, Jason Ray
Summary Of Johnson V. State, Nev. Adv. Op. No. 113, Jason Ray
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a death sentence and conviction by jury of four counts of first degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon, among other crimes, after a death sentence entered by a three judge panel was appealed and vacated.
Summary Of Summers V. State, Nev. Adv. Op. No. 112, Jason Ray
Summary Of Summers V. State, Nev. Adv. Op. No. 112, Jason Ray
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a judgment of conviction, entered after jury verdict, for first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon, and assault with the use of a deadly weapon, attempted murder with the use of a deadly weapon, and assault with the use of a deadly weapon, and from sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Summary Of Thomas V. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 114, 148 P.3d 727, James Robertson
Summary Of Thomas V. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 114, 148 P.3d 727, James Robertson
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from a death sentence following a second penalty hearing conducted pursuant to a remand by the Nevada Supreme Court.
Summary Of Mitchell V. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 107, Aubree Nielsen
Summary Of Mitchell V. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 107, Aubree Nielsen
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Appeal from the denial of a post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus in a criminal case.
Summary Of Rosas V. State, Nev. Adv. Op. No. 106, Sherry Moore
Summary Of Rosas V. State, Nev. Adv. Op. No. 106, Sherry Moore
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The district court convicted Appellant of committing battery upon an officer and rejected Appellant’s proffered jury instruction on the crime resisting a public officer, a lesser-included offense of battery upon an officer.s
Summary Of Calvin V. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 100, Michelle L'Hommedieu
Summary Of Calvin V. State, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 100, Michelle L'Hommedieu
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
NRS 178.400, Nevada's standard for a defendant's competency to stand trial, conforms to the standard set out by the United States Supreme Court in Dusky v. United States.
Summary Of State V. Rincon, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 99, Michelle L'Hommedieu
Summary Of State V. Rincon, 122 Nev. Adv. Op. 99, Michelle L'Hommedieu
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
A motorist is driving below the speed limit is, by itself, insufficient to give rise to a reasonable suspicion of driving while intoxicated warranting an investigative stop. While reasonable suspicion is not a stringent standard, it requires more than a mere observation that a motorist is driving slowly. There must be additional indicia of erratic driving or unusual behavior before a reasonable suspicion arises justifying an investigative stop. Where no reasonable suspicion exists, an inquiry stop may nonetheless be justified under the community caretaking doctrine when a police officer has an objectively reasonable belief that a slow driver is in …