Tag: NRS 174.235

Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 6, 2018

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 6, 2018

STATE VS. DIST. CT. (HEARN (MATTHEW))

  • Is the prosecutorial veto within NRS 176A.290, which authorizes a district court to assign certain eligible defendants to a veterans court program, unconstitutional.

RODRIGUEZ (JUAN) VS. STATE

  • Is NRS 200.481(2)(b) an enhancement statute such that battery causing substantial bodily harm cannot be enhanced for committing a crime against a person 60 years of age or older under NRS 193.167.

STATE VS. DIST. CT. (OJEDA (FRANCISCO))

  • Does a district court have authority to order the State to disclose veniremember criminal history information it acquires from a government database that is unavailable to the defense.

LAKE TAHOE PROTECTION DIST. VS. BD. OF ADMIN.

  • Does NRS 616B.578 require an employer to prove that it had knowledge of a specific diagnosis of an employee’s preexisting condition to qualify for reimbursement on a worker’s compensation claim.

O’KEEFE VS. STATE, DEP’T OF MOTOR VEHICLES

  • What is the correct standard of review that a hearing officer must apply to a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) disciplinary decision to terminate an employee.

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for November 22, 2017

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for November 22, 2017

BRADLEY VS. DIST. CT. (HUDSON)

  • Does NRS 49.209’s privilege between a psychologist and patient apply when a criminal defendant seeks records related to a patient who is court-ordered to partake in therapy.

NATIONSTAR MORTG., LLC VS. SATICOY BAY LLC SERIES 2227 SHADOW CANYON

  • Is commercial reasonableness a relevant inquiry in an HOA foreclosure sale of real property.

YU VS. YU

  • When can a post-judgment vexatious litigant determination be challenged on appeal.

GARDNER VS. DIST. CT. (HENDERSON WATER PARK, LLC)

  • Does the alter ego doctrine apply to limited liability companies.

COLLINS (LESEAN) VS. STATE

  • Were a defendant’s constitutional rights violated on the first day of trial when the district court barred him from the courtroom for disruptive conduct for a two-hour period, during which it excused individual jurors for hardship, statutory ineligibility, and language barrier reasons.
  • Can a witness offer an opinion as to a defendant’s guilt.
  • When is a defendant entitled to a jury instruction on a lesser-included offense of voluntary manslaughter.

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