State vs. Dist. Ct. (Baker (Jeffrey)) (Nev. Supreme Ct. – Mar. 1, 2018) The issue is whether a defendant had an adequate opportunity to…
Category: Criminal Defense
Rodriguez (Daniel) vs. State (Nev. Supreme Ct. – Dec. 28, 2017) At issue in this appeal was the definition of “deadly weapon” within the…
Collins (Lesean) vs. State (Nev. Supreme Ct. – Nov. 22, 2017) A jury convicted Collins of robbery and first-degree murder, for which he was…
Farmer (Steven) vs. State (Nev. Supreme Ct. – Nov. 16, 2017 Farmer was charged with numerous sexual offenses based on accusations that he used…
Alotaibi (Mazen) vs. State (Nev. Supreme Ct. – Nov. 9, 2017) In this appeal, the Supreme Court of Nevada determined whether, under the statutory…
Sweat (Lonnie) vs. Dist. Ct. (State) (Nev. Supreme Ct. – Oct. 5, 2017) The Double Jeopardy Clause protects a defendant from multiple prosecutions for…
Desai (Dipak) vs. State (Nev. Supreme Ct. – Jul. 27, 2017) A jury convicted Desai of, among other things, seven counts of performance of…
Merlino v. State (Nev. Ct. App. – Sep. 10, 2015) Under Nevada law, a person commits the crime of burglary when he or she…
Stevenson v. State (Nev. Supreme Ct. – Aug. 13, 2015) NRS 176.165 allows a defendant who has pleaded guilty, but not been sentenced, to…