Tag: NRS 179D.097

Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for August 29, 2019

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for August 29, 2019

Hager v. State

  • Is a defendant who is assigned to and successfully completes a mental health specialty court diversion program under NRS 176A.250 through NRS 176A.265 (2013) thereby adjudicated as mentally ill, making it illegal for him to possess a firearm under NRS 202.360(2)(a).
  • When can a person be convicted of illegal possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance under NRS 202.360(1)(d).

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for January 3, 2019

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Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for January 3, 2019

COKER VS. SASSONE

  • What is the appropriate standard of review for a district court’s denial or grant of an anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss.
  • What conduct is a protected communication under Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statute.

FRANKS (KENNETH) VS. STATE

  • Does NRS 485.045 permit a district court to admit evidence of a separate sexual offense for purposes of proving propensity in a sexual offense prosecution.
  • Must a court hold a Petrocelli hearing in cases where the State seeks to present evidence of separate acts constituting sexual offenses for purposes of showing propensity in a current sexual offense prosecution.

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