Legal Opinion

Scott v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided September 30, 1976No. 8322PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

By the Court,

Mowbray, J.:

A jury found Albert O’Neal Scott guilty of first-degree murder and attempted murder. He has appealed from his judgment of conviction, asserting numerous assignments of error, which we reject as meritless. Accordingly, we affirm.

1. On the evening of October 13, 1974, Scott and a Mr. Ronnie Davis went to the Las Vegas home of Miss Lynette Blake to buy narcotics. There, Scott met Miss Blake, her friend Janice Crisp, and John Coleman. The sale was never made. An argument developed, ending by Scott shooting and killing Lynette Blake and seriously wounding Janice…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Evans v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975
  4. Tellis v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Theriault v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Byford v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Doyle v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Leonard v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Browne v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Dearman v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1977

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