Chambers v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
*977OPINION
By the Court,
Shearing, C. J.:
Appellant Roger Morris Chambers was convicted of the murder of Henry Chacon. In addition to convicting Chambers, the jury determined that the State had proven two aggravating circumstances and that the aggravating circumstances were not outweighed by mitigating circumstances. Chambers was sentenced to death.
Chambers now appeals, claiming that the district court erred in failing to suppress his confession to police, that Nevada’s “reasonable doubt” instruction is unconstitutional, that the district court failed to properly admonish the jury, and that the…
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