Briano v. State

OPINION

A jury found appellant John E. Briano guilty of murder in the first degree. Judgment of conviction was entered, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. The sole issue presented on this appeal is whether there was substantial evidence in the record to support the jury’s finding that the murder was “willful, deliberate and premeditated”. NRS 200.030, subsection 1(a).

1. Russell Bridges, the victim, was the middle-aged manager of the Gold Key Motel in Las Vegas. Bridges and Briano, a twenty-three year old ex-marine, met through mutual acquaintances and…