Murray v. State

OPINION

Following a jury trial, appellant William Murray (Murray) was convicted of three counts of sexual assault and sentenced to fifteen years in the Nevada State Prison. The district court further denied Murray’s petition for post-conviction relief. After review of Murray’s assignments of error on this consolidated appeal, we conclude that the conceded prosecutorial misconduct in this case constituted reversible error. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

On June 6, 1986, Mrs. Carla Tefteller (Tefteller) was visiting a friend in the Reno area with her husband of nine…